US Secretary of State Heads to Africa on Four-Nation Tour

  • 4 months ago
US Secretary of State , Heads to Africa , on Four-Nation Tour.
Al Jazeera reports that United States Secretary of
State Antony Blinken has opened a four-country tour
of Africa meant to deepen relations with the continent. .
Al Jazeera reports that United States Secretary of
State Antony Blinken has opened a four-country tour
of Africa meant to deepen relations with the continent. .
Blinken will visit four Atlantic
Coast democracies: Cape Verde,
Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Angola. .
The visit comes amid deteriorating security conditions
in the Sahel and growing doubts regarding a U.S.
base in Niger, where a coup is underway.
The visit comes amid deteriorating security conditions
in the Sahel and growing doubts regarding a U.S.
base in Niger, where a coup is underway.
Blinken stressed the Biden administration's
commitment to the continent, saying, "We are all in when it comes to Africa.".
Our futures are linked,
our prosperity is linked,
and African voices increasingly
are shaping, animating and
leading the global conversation, Antony Blinken, United States
Secretary of State, via Al Jazeera.
The United States is committed
to deepening, strengthening
and broadening partnerships
across Africa, Antony Blinken, United States
Secretary of State, via Al Jazeera.
Blinken will next head to Ivory Coast where he will
attend the Africa Cup of Nations to watch the
host country compete against Equatorial Guinea. .
Blinken will next head to Ivory Coast where he will
attend the Africa Cup of Nations to watch the
host country compete against Equatorial Guinea. .
Al Jazeera reports that Russia and
China have also looked to rapidly expand
their influence across Africa recently. .
In recent years, China has contributed
massive loans for infrastructure projects
across various parts of the African continent.
At the same time, Russia's Wagner Group of
mercenaries have allegedly been deployed in Mali,
the Central African Republic and Burkina Faso.
At the same time, Russia's Wagner Group of
mercenaries have allegedly been deployed in Mali,
the Central African Republic and Burkina Faso

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