Diplomatic Upswing Traces New Path In US-African Relationship

A sharp uptick in U.S. diplomacy toward Africa in recent months reveals a paradigm shift from the previous administration. In just 10 months, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited the continent three times to deepen ties with African governments and other stakeholders on the continent.
After visits to Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal last November, Morocco and Algeria in March, it was the turn of South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda earlier this month.
The hallmark of the latest visit was the unravelling of promised U.S. strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa, which has been in the making for nearly nine months….