As the United States partners with African countries on a range of issues, it will work to counter Chinese economic influence in Africa, Robert E. Godec, Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs told reporters before Secretary Antony Blinken’s virtual trip to the continent in April.
“We are very much committed to working together with Africans to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, to promote trade and investment, to strengthen security, to tackle the climate crisis, to advance democracy, human rights, [and] the rule of law,” Godec said on April 26.
