Washington — The Biden administration hopes to use a gathering of 50 African delegations in Washington"to uplift and empower African institutions, citizens and nations" through discussions about challenges such as health, democracy, governance, investment, development, climate change and more, senior administration officials said Thursday.
Another senior administration official said they will announce"major deliverables and initiatives" over the three-day-summit but declined to give details. Not all delegations plan to send heads of state, officials told various reporters in VOA's Africa Division - raising questions about how effective deliberations can be without the direct involvement of leaders who wield considerable power.
Speaking to the Defense Writers Group on Tuesday, Chidi Blyden, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for African Affairs, said that Somalia's militant Islamist al-Shabab group remains the"No. 1" threat. Pentagon officials also expressed concern over Russia's shadowy mercenary Wagner Group, which has made landfall in several African nations struggling with insecurity and instability, and where, the official said,"their presence has exacerbated some of those conditions, rather than contributing to improving the security situation.
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Who ever goes is a knee-grow & an uncle Tom. As Henry Kissinger said: Being an enemy of America is dangerous but being a friend is fatal. Africans need to remain neutral & not take sides & just follow the interests of your people & the continent.
Our leaders should disagree with this summit. It's nothing other than ENERGY issue.
Really? Again? Are these stooges not tired of these jamborees? When will they stop this disgrace?
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