{"id":67380,"date":"2025-04-21T07:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/trump-to-slash-us-diplomacy-in-africa-shift-focus-to-security"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:21:11","slug":"trump-to-slash-us-diplomacy-in-africa-shift-focus-to-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/trump-to-slash-us-diplomacy-in-africa-shift-focus-to-security","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Slash US Diplomacy in Africa, Shift Focus to Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Trump may sign an executive order next week drastically scaling back US diplomatic efforts in Africa, according to a US media report.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Key changes could include:<\/p>\n<p>Closing multiple US embassies across Africa;<\/p>\n<p>Elimination of the office overseeing policy in Africa, replacing it with the Office of the US Special Envoy for Africa, which will report to the White House National Security Council;<\/p>\n<p>Reduction of the bureau dealing with climate change, migration, and human rights.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, US media reported that the Trump administration plans to almost double the budget allocated to the State Department. In addition, the amount of money allocated to international organizations will be cut even more\u2014by almost 90%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Botswana<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. President Trump may sign an executive order next week drastically scaling back US diplomatic efforts in Africa, according to a US media report. 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