SECRETARY BLINKEN:  It’s wonderful to be here in Cabo Verde and the port of Praia.  We start this trip to Africa here in Cabo Verde because it is quite literally a gateway to Africa for countries around the world, including for the United States.  And a big part of that gateway is this port.  One […]

The United States is today imposing its fifth round of sanctions on Hamas since the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel.  Today’s action targets networks of Hamas-affiliated financial exchanges in Gaza, their owners, and associates.  In conjunction with this action, Australia and the United Kingdom are also placing sanctions on key Hamas officials and facilitators. […]

The United States is today designating Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and its CEO for supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Iran-aligned militia groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.  We are also identifying two Iraq-registered aircraft that Fly Baghdad owns as blocked property.  Additionally, the United States is designating three leaders and supporters […]

Secretary Antony J. Blinken will visit Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria, January 23-24 where he will meet with President Bola Tinubu, Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar, and representatives from civil society to discuss the U.S.-Nigeria bilateral relationship and commitments made during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, including in the areas of climate, food security, and health security.  He will also […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and Ivorian Foreign Minister Kacou Houadja Leon Adom.  They discussed commitments made during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on key areas such as climate, economics and trade, and global health cooperation and how U.S. investments are delivering on […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you very much.  Well, good afternoon, everyone.   And for me, it was both a pleasure and fascinating to be here, both with my colleague from the African Development Bank and also from AfricaRice, just to see the extraordinary work that’s being done to get to a place where, as President Biden has said, Africa […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena yesterday at the Department of State to follow up on migration commitments made on December 27 in response to the invitation of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, White House […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Cabo Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva today in Praia.  Secretary Blinken congratulated Prime Minister Correia e Silva on Cabo Verde’s malaria-free certification by the World Health Organization and its selection as eligible to develop a Millennium Challenge Corporation compact for the purpose of regional economic […]