The White House said Monday ahead of the US-Africa Leaders summit that it was pledging $55 billion in economic, health and security support for Africa over the next three years.
WASHINGTON, United States – One day before President Joe Biden hosts 50 African heads of state as Washington vies for influence in the continent, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the United States aims to help African countries achieve their own goals.
Sullivan declined to give details, saying they would be revealed during the coming three days of bilateral and multilateral talks and a dinner hosted by Biden at the White House for his African counterparts. “The entire first substantive session that the president will chair at the summit is on Agenda 2063,” Sullivan told reporters.
With superpower rivals China and Russia competing for influence and opportunity in Africa, the US is battling to forestall the erosion of its once powerful position in the region.“It’s not going to be attempting to compare and contrast,” he said.
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