African Ministers to DC for First High-Level Confab in Trump Era - All Africa

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

In the first major outreach by the Trump administration to the African Union, the State Department is hosting two days of talks with senior officials from AU-member states on trade, security and governance in Africa. The day-long African Union High Level Dialogue on...

Pakistan army’s ‘peace’ - The Statesman

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

President Trump has threatened to punish Pakistan, if it continues to provide safe haven to the terrorists, particularly the Haqqani network that is operating in Afghanistan. The US reckons that sending more American troops to Afghanistan will be of no avail if...

America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan - The Nation

Monday, November 13, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

After nine months of confusion, chaos, and cascading tweets, Donald Trump’s White House has finally made one thing crystal clear: The United States is staying in Afghanistan to fight and—so they insist—win. “The killers need to know they have nowhere to hide...

President Buhari’s silent support for the South-East - TodayNG

Sunday, November 12, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day visit to the South-Eastern states of Ebonyi and Anambra is taking place at the most opportune juncture, to show support to a governor who has done so much in promoting...