After nearly 22 months in office, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa on Saturday, in a bid to reassert the U.S. as the leading partner to the world's youngest and likely to be most populous continent amid strong Chinese influence and a growing Russian presence.
The top U.S. diplomat will visit
Senegal, Angola and Ethiopia, describing them as "three countries in various stages of development in their transition to democracy and their stability."
His major themes will include promoting trade with the U.S.,
good governance and the rule of law, while also urging African officials and business leaders to eschew Chinese investment.
Pompeo told reporters traveling with him on Thursday that he wants to talk to leaders in all three countries and at the African Union about encouraging economic reforms to increase market access, combat corruption and
promote the rule of law -- all of which would bring more American investment, he said.
To that end, Trump may host African leaders for a U.S.-Africa investment summit in Washington, co-hosted by South Africa, according to Lana Marks, the U.S. ambassador in Pretoria and a close Trump friend.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa on Saturday, in a bid to reassert the U.S. as a partner.
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