President Biden: “We’re all in on Africa’s future.' At the second ever U.S.-Africa summit, Biden took steps to repair the trust with a continent that has felt abandoned by the U.S. — with Russia and, in particular, China stepping in to fill the void.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit on December 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden delivered a simple message Wednesday to a group of African leaders gathered for a high-stakes Washington summit: the United States hasn’t forgotten about you.
In one of many veiled nods toward China, Biden argued that for economic prosperity to take hold in Africa, democracy had to as well. The first such summit was in 2014. Then-President Barack Obama pledged a new era of relations between the United States and the continent. But while Obama made efforts to improve ties, he also cut funding to combat AIDS in Africa and reduced foreign aid to the region.
This week, the Biden team also offered several other deliverables, including $55 billion in assistance over the next three years and a pledge to recommend the African Union receive a permanent invitation to the influential G-20 group of nations. China’s Belt and Road program has pumped billions into African energy, infrastructure and other projects, allowing Beijing to wield growing influence in the region. The U.S. has looked to expand its own geopolitical influence in the region, and U.S.-based businesses view Africa as important as a growing market for American products as well as a source of commodities, including cobalt and lithium, essential to the quickly expanding electric vehicle industry.
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