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Africa, United States
The long wait for US ambassadors in Africa

It has been nearly a year since US president Joe Biden took office, yet the Senate still has to accept the nomination of over 20 ambassadors on the African continent. [...]

Published on 07/12/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Peter Vrooman cements ties with Kagame in prep for post as US ambassador to Maputo

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Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi receiving his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on June 25, 2021.

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Mozambique
Maputo set to get new US ambassador next year

Dennis Hearne is next year due to move on from his post as US ambassador to Mozambique, one he has occupied since 2019.

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Will Biden end Trump's line-in-the-sand diplomacy in the Sahel?

The US president-elect Joe Biden already has his diplomats working on what position they will take in the Sahel, a contrast to months of blocked negotiations with the Trump administration.

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The US president-elect Joe Biden and the future secretary of state, Antony Blinken.

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Christopher Lamora
David Gilmour
Eugen S. Young
ExxonMobil
Lucy Tamlyn
Mamadi Doumbouya
Mary Catherine Phee
Mike Hammer
Nina Maria Fite
Patricia Mohaney
Peter Vrooman
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Troy Fitrell
Tulinabo Mushingi
United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield

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Africa, United States
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