U.S., Canada and Africa

[Dabanga] Washington -- The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, has called on Sudan to expedite the formation of a civilian-led government in order to fully activate the Juba Peace Agreement, two years after it was signed.

[The Exchange] The Russia-Ukraine war is causing food shortages in Africa and now the US is moving to help bridge the impending food crisis. Is it a goodwill gesture or a power play?

[State Department] On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send warm congratulations to the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho as you commemorate your 56th Independence Day.

[Lesotho Times] United States (US) ambassador to Lesotho, Maria Brewer, has called for "free, fair and transparent elections".

[Nile Post] It is yet another year for the Ugandans in North America under their umbrella body UNAA to head to the polls in a bid to elect an individual for the most coveted position of President.

[State Department] Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer will travel to Kenya, South Africa, and Ethiopia October 3-18, 2022. Special Envoy Hammer is returning to the region as part of ongoing U.S. diplomatic efforts to achieve an immediate cessation of hostilities in northern Ethiopia and support the launch of African Union-led peace talks.

[The Exchange] Just weeks from the November scheduled COP 27 in Egypt, South Africa has officially announced plans to wean itself off its coal-dependency industries in under five years.

[The Exchange] US trade relations with Africa were expected to take a turn for the best after Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited South Africa in August, but it doesn't look like it is going to be that simple.

[New Times] The United Nations and United States have re-echoed their call to have those responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, who are still at large, to be arrested and brought to justice.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- On World Teachers Day, the United States joins the global community in honoring teachers around the world for the critically important work they do to prepare succeeding generations for their roles in society.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Beth Van Schaack, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice is visiting Liberia, beginning tomorrow, Thursday, amid renewed calls from justice activists for the Weah administration to establish a war crimes court to prosecute alleged war criminals. Details about Ambassador Schaack's visit are unclear, but she's expected to meet US embassy officials and Liberia's leading justice activists, including Hassan Bility of the Global Justice and Research Project. "The visit of of the US War Crimes Ambassa

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two-time Los Angeles Marathon champion John Korir believes the sky is the limit for him as he prepares to debut at the Chicago Marathon this coming Sunday.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President George Weah has responded to a public backlash after his recent statement in which he said Miami City in the United States of America looks like Monrovia, Liberia's capital city, because of the "massive transformation" that has taken place since he became president in 2018.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia has hailed the security apparatus in Liberia for its swift move toward the impounding of 520kg of cocaine worth US$100 million.

[Africom] Stuttgart, Germany -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against the al-Shabaab militant network in Somalia on October 1. The strike occurred near Jilib, about 370 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu

[Scrolla] A shipment from South Africa of enough deadly drugs to wipe out over 220,000 people has been discovered by US law enforcement officials.

[ACSUS] Johannesburg -- The Biden administration's foreign policy towards Africa took definitive shape in August when Secretary of State Anthony Blinken unveiled the U.S Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa. "Longstanding approaches have become insufficient to meet new challenges in a more contested and competitive world," the 17-page White House policy document says.

[The Exchange] It is 1985, the US dollar is unbeatable, it is the reigning champion of the World's heavy weight currencies. The beefed up greenback is knocking out all challengers, it has to be stopped, reasoned economists from the other major World economies.

[The Conversation Africa] Africa's most famous funnyman and TV star, the South African stand-up comedian and author Trevor Noah, is leaving his job as the host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show in the US. Noah, who hosted the high profile show for seven years, says he wants to devote more time to his stand-up career. We asked Allaina Kilby, a journalism, political communication and satire lecturer, how he will be remembered in the political satire landscape on TV in the US.

[AllAfrica InfoWire] Washington, DC -- Former Colleagues Laud Algene's Successful Tenure as Vice President of External Affairs and Head of Global Gender Equity Initiatives at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

[FrontPageAfrica] New York -- The Honorable Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States invited H.E. Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia to participate in the "Feed the Future Forum" organized by the Government of the United States on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

[FrontPageAfrica] New York -- The Honorable Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States invited H.E. Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia to participate in the "Feed the Future Forum" organized by the Government of the United States on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

[Africom] Stuttgart, Germany -- The Joint Military Commission reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Tunisia bilateral defense and security partnership.

[USAID] Today the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced an additional $44 million of support for Niger to protect vulnerable populations from the impacts of food insecurity and strengthen resilience in the country.

[State Department] On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I congratulate all Batswana on the 56th anniversary of your country's independence.

[State Department] The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

[State Department] The United States welcomes the opening statements in the trial of Félicien Kabuga at the Hague branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), the successor mechanism to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Indicted for genocide and crimes against humanity, Kabuga is accused of acting as the primary financier of the militia and political groups that perpetrated the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.

[GhanaToday] Ghana and the United States of America have agreed to collaborate to boost tourism, arts and culture in the two nations.

[The Point] The Gambia has been named as one of the countries that have met the United States' minimum requirements for fiscal transparency for 2022.

[State Department] MS ALBRIGHT: Good morning. Thank you all so much for joining us today to celebrate a remarkable moment in the longstanding partnership between the United States and the Republic of Malawi.