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US – Africa: Evolving relations

US – Africa: Evolving relations

Under the Biden administration, Africa is no longer taking a backrow seat. With a growing presence in US foreign policy, louder voices from its African diaspora, and incrasing investments, the US - Africa relationship is in the midst of an evolution.

US-Africa: ‘We want to be a critical partner going forward’ – Banks, Devermont

Fresh from the release of the new US strategy for sub-Saharan Africa, and mere months away from the December US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, the top two Africa officials at the White House are in the spotlight. An interview with Dana Banks, the special adviser for the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the National Security Council (NSC), and her successor as NSC senior director for African affairs, Judd Devermont.