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Digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary of State, Molly Phee; Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Michael Hammer; and U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Sudan, John T. Godfrey.  Assistant Secretary Phee, Ambassador Hammer, and Ambassador Godfrey discussed the recent African Union Summit in Addis Ababa and U.S. efforts in partnership with African institutions to promote peace and stability in Eastern DRC, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan. After brief opening remarks, the speakers took questions from participating journalists.

French/English - Briefing: U.S. Efforts with African Partners to Advance Peace & Security

French - Press Briefing: U.S. Efforts with African Partners to Advance Peace & Security

Digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary of State, Molly Phee; Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Michael Hammer; and U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Sudan, John T. Godfrey.  Assistant Secretary Phee, Ambassador Hammer, and Ambassador Godfrey discussed the recent African Union Summit in Addis Ababa and U.S. efforts in partnership with African institutions to promote peace and stability in Eastern DRC, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan. After brief opening remarks, the speakers took questions from participating journalists.

Digital Press Briefing: U.S. Efforts with African Partners to Advance Peace and Security

Digital press briefing on U.S. environmental efforts on the African continent.  Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn visited Ghana and traveling on to the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi.  She discussed how the United States is working with partners across the continent to address key environmental issues like air quality, deforestation, nature crimes, and plastic pollution and to promote a sustainable blue economy.  She also discussed the United States’ work to build partnerships on science and space exploration with countries in Africa, and U.S. efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing).  Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn took questions from participating journalists

Digital Press Briefing With J.R. Littlejohn, Acting Assistant Secretary For OES

Digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, David Gainer; and Senior Advisor to the Office of Sanctions Coordination, Brad Brooks-Rubin.  The officials discussed updates to the U.S. sanctions program on Zimbabwe in the context of Global Magnitsky sanctions.  After brief opening remarks, the speakers took questions from participating journalists.

Digital Press Briefing - Transition Of U.S. Sanctions Tools In Zimbabwe

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Digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State’s Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello.  Special Envoy Perriello discussed his travel to Africa and the Middle East demonstrating the priority the Administration places on ending the Sudan conflict, meeting the immediate and dire humanitarian needs of the Sudanese people, and charting a path toward civilian, democratic government.  After brief opening remarks, the speaker took questions from participating journalists.

Arabic/Eng. Urgent Efforts For Peace & An Immediate End To The War & Humanitarian Crisis In Sudan

DISCLAIMER: The official language of record for this event is English. Any discrepancies in interpretation are unintentional. If there are any questions concerning the information presented, please refer to the official English version.

Digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State’s Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello.  Special Envoy Perriello discussed his travel to Africa and the Middle East demonstrating the priority the Administration places on ending the Sudan conflict, meeting the immediate and dire humanitarian needs of the Sudanese people, and charting a path toward civilian, democratic government. After brief opening remarks, the speaker took questions from participating journalists.

Arabic - Urgent Efforts For Peace & An Immediate End To The War & Humanitarian Crisis In Sudan

Digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State’s Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello.  Special Envoy Perriello discussed his travel to Africa and the Middle East demonstrating the priority the Administration places on ending the Sudan conflict, meeting the immediate and dire humanitarian needs of the Sudanese people, and charting a path toward civilian, democratic government. After brief opening remarks, the speaker took questions from participating journalists.

U.S. Urgent Efforts For Peace And An Immediate End To The War And Humanitarian Crisis In Sudan

Digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Assistant Secretary of State, Julieta Valls Noyes. Assistant Secretary Noyes discussed her meetings with senior government officials, humanitarian leaders, and refugees in Ethiopia and Chad on the growing humanitarian and migration challenges in both central and eastern Africa. After brief opening remarks, Assistant Secretary Noyes took questions from participating journalists.

Digital Press Briefing On U.S. Official Travel To Ethiopia & Chad

Special Advisor On International Disability Rights Sara Minkara, On Disability Rights In Africa

Each year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. This year, I am taking this opportunity to encourage women in Namibia, especially those who are HIV positive, to get screened for cervical cancer. 

Every woman who has ever been sexually active should be screened regularly starting at the age of 20 and every three years if HIV-positive and starting at age 25 and every five years if HIV-negative. 

Getting screened is especially important for HIV-positive women, because HIV-positive women are more than five to six times more likely to develop cervical cancer.  

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people may have put off important health screenings.  However, I encourage women to prioritize s=cervical cancer screening.  This is an important screening that women should not delay. 

Cervical cancer screening can save your life. When pre-cancerous cells are identified early, they can be quickly and easily treated. Getting screened is an easy, life-saving action you can take to protect your health.  

On this International Women’s Day, I call on all women in Namibia to go for cervical cancer screening and to encourage their female friends and relatives to do so as well.. Do it for yourself, and for those that you love.

Happy International Women’s Day!

(Oshiwambo)Statement by U.S. Ambassador Lisa Johnson in Recognition of International Women’s Day

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