
Julian Pecquet
@julianpecquet
🇺🇸 🇫🇷 Washington/UN correspondent @theafricareport @Jeune_Afrique. Founder @foreign_lobby. WhatsApp +1 202-770-9958 [email protected]
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https://www.theafricareport.com/ 10-12-2011 02:17:35
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Rwanda is calling! Will you answer? It’s all happening this July 4–6, 2025. Register now via rwandaconvention.com, let’s make history together🔥 #RwandaConvention2025 #KarameRwanda #GahundaniDallas Rwanda in USA

Tune in to state.gov at 1:00pm EST when Secretary Marco Rubio will host 🇨🇩🇷🇼 the peace agreement signing between #DRC & #Rwanda in Washington, D.C. African Union’s Mahmoud Ali youssouf will attend — highlighting the AU’s commitment to peace and regional cooperation.

Including plenty of #US-#Africa news from me and Sheriff Bojang Jr. !


As the world's development leaders gather this week for #FFD4Sevilla, President Trump's aid withdrawal looms large over global efforts to finance efforts in #Africa My latest #US-#Africa Week Ahead for Jeune Afrique's The Africa Report : theafricareport.com/386965/us-afri…



With $4.6bn in remittances at stake, #Ghana has dispatched its new foreign minister to Washington to stave off a threatened travel ban. Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa met Monday w/ Allison M. Hooker Hooker & Bureau of African Affairs Fitrell. My latest for The Africa Report : theafricareport.com/387089/ghana-c…


In an exclusive interview with The Africa Report, Donald J. Trump’s special adviser for Africa defends the peace agreement signed on 27 June by Kinshasa and Kigali. ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/Xgr He insists that Washington is “optimistic but realistic” and wants to believe in the


As he shifts his attention to #Sudan, President Trump's #Africa hand Massad Boulos U.S. Senior Advisor for Africa opens up on challenges still facing the US-backed peace deal in eastern Congo Our exclusive interview w/Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala for Jeune Afrique/The Africa Report : theafricareport.com/387298/massad-…

A chance encounter at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris re-opening The inauguration of a putschist-turned-president A well-connected salesman turned #Africa dealmaker I wrote about the July 9 US summit w/#WestAfrica - & whether it could be a template for regional engagement theafricareport.com/387512/whats-b…

It was good to speak to Julian Pecquet about the upcoming mini-summit with African leaders in Washington, including the government of #Liberia with whom we, at Vanguard Africa, have been working since last June. Another chance to further strengthen relationships and opportunity.

Bad news for #SouthAfrica & #Tunisia Trump threatened both with high tariffs starting Aug 1 while reportedly giving other #Africa countries until Sept 1 while USTR44 - Archived negotiates a separate deal with "textile 4" #Kenya #Madagascar #Lesotho #Mauritius theafricareport.com/387649/ramapho…


Lots of rumors ahead of today's mini US-#Africa summit. So much for Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו attending The White House meeting w/the 5 #Africa presidents. Now we'll have to see if #Mauritania President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani محمد ولدالشيخ الغزواني's reported side meeting with the #Israel PM pans out🤷♂️ whitehouse.gov/live/

Trump says he won’t impose tariffs on fawning African leaders: The leaders of #Gabon #GuineaBissau #Liberia #Mauritania #Senegal saw their flattery rewarded with assurances that they're now on the US president's good side My wrap-up for The Africa Report: theafricareport.com/387778/african…


African countries ramp up their outreach as Washington enters final stretch before summer break. l.theafricareport.com/GAz By Julian Pecquet

Loads of newsy tips in today's Jeune Afrique The Africa Report US-#Africa Week Ahead, from the FY2026 defense bill's goodies for #Tanzania to #SouthSudan's play for Trump's accolades to election-year lobbying by #CotedIvoire & #Malawi ex-Pres H.E. Dr. Joyce Banda theafricareport.com/387924/us-afri…