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Special Briefing on the Situation in Sudan

Briefing with Under Secretary for Management Ambassador John Bass, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Chris Maier, And Lieutenant General D.A. Sims, Director of Operations for Joint Staff J3 On the Situation in Sudan   OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON VIA TELECONFERENCE APRIL 22, 2023 MR PATEL:  Hey, everybody.  Good evening.  Thanks so much for joining tonight, and thanks to everyone for their patience and dialing in.  Just some quick ground rules at the top.  This briefing is on the record and will discuss the recent decision regarding operations at the U.S. Embassy in ... Read More»

By | 22 April, 2023 | Topics: Africa, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & The African Union, U.S. Mission to The African Union

G7 Japan 2023 Foreign Ministers’ Communiqué

G7 Japan 2023 Foreign Ministers’ Communiqué (Section 10 G7-Africa Partnership) MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON APRIL 18, 2023 The text of the following communiqué was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union. I. INTRODUCTION We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, ... Read More»

By | 19 April, 2023 | Topics: Africa, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & The African Union, U.S. Mission to The African Union

Statement on Arrests of Political Opponents in Tunisia

Statement on Arrests of Political Opponents in Tunisia PRESS STATEMENT VEDANT PATEL, PRINCIPAL DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON APRIL 19, 2023 The arrests by the Tunisian government of political opponents and critics are fundamentally at odds with the principles Tunisians adopted in a constitution that explicitly guarantees freedom of opinion, thought, and expression. The arrest on Monday of former Speaker of Parliament Rached Ghannouchi, the closure of the Nahda party headquarters, ... Read More»

By | 19 April, 2023 | Topics: Africa, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & The African Union, U.S. Mission to The African Union

Secretary Blinken’s Calls with General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Rap

Secretary Blinken’s Calls with General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Rapid Support Forces READOUT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON APRIL 17, 2023 The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke separately today with General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, and underscored the urgency of reaching a ceasefire to ... Read More»

By | 17 April, 2023 | Topics: Africa, News, Press Releases, U.S. & The African Union, U.S. Mission to The African Union

Update on the Situation in Sudan

Update on the Situation in Sudan PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 15, 2023 I welcomed the opportunity April 15 to consult with Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, about the dangerous fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which threatens the ... Read More»

By | 15 April, 2023 | Topics: Africa, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & The African Union, U.S. Mission to The African Union, U.S. Secretary of State

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