Substantial shifts in U.S. Africa relations have begun. Although the new administration's Africa policies are evolving and will take time to formulate, several of the Executive Orders Donald Trump signed right after he assumed the Presidency will have immediate ramifications across the continent.
Substantial shifts in U.S. Africa relations have begun. Although the new administration's Africa policies are evolving and will take time to formulate, several of the Executive Orders Donald Trump signed right after he assumed the Presidency will have immediate ramifications across the continent.
In Congress, the Sudan crisis is being raised by a number of members of both chambers. The new chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Idaho Republican Jim Risch, has called for a"reset" of the U.S. stance and has spoken out on a range of other African issues this month. The new head of the House Africa Subcommittee, Chris Smith from New Jersey and Ranking Democrat Sara Jacobs are also pressing for tougher action on Sudan.
The action originates from President Trump's executive order on foreign aid, which he signed on his first day in office last Monday. Ambassador Troy Fitrell, who became acting head of the Africa Bureau at the State Department on Inauguration Day, pictured presenting the U.S. Embassy Award for Journalism at a reception in September 2024 for Guinean media at his residence in Conakry.
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