AFRICA - US SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON DC: DAY 2
Anthony Blinken stresses partnership to African innovators.
President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa – one that has grown wider over years of frustration about America’s commitment to the continent. “We have a huge stake in the success of African innovators because when they’re empowered to reach their full potential, it’s good for the region. It’s good for the continent. It’s good for the world. It’s good for America,” Blinken said. He ticked off several ways the Biden administration is trying to broaden and deepen partnerships to foster innovation in Africa.
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First, by investing in infrastructure that can undergird African entrepreneurship.Second, by investing in rising leaders since President Obama created the Young African Leaders Initiative. And third, by fostering greater engagement by U.S. companies. In the lead-up to the three-day U.S-Africa Leaders Summit that begins Tuesday, Biden administration officials played down their increasing concern about the clout of China and Russia in Africa, which is home to more than 1.3 billion people. Instead, administration officials tried to put the focus on their efforts to improve cooperation with African leaders. White House officials have said that “major deliverables and initiatives” – diplomatic speak for big announcements – will be peppered throughout the meetings.
The White House previewed one major summit announcement on Friday, saying that Biden would use the gathering to declare his support for adding the African Union as a permanent member of the Group of 20 nations. The summit will be the biggest international gathering in Washington since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Local officials are warning residents to brace for road blocks and intensified security as 49 invited heads of states and leaders – and Biden – whiz around the city. Talks are expected to center on the coronavirus, climate change, the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Africa, trade and more, according to White House officials. Biden is set to deliver remarks at a U.S.-Africa business forum, hold small group meetings with leaders, host a leaders’ dinner at the White House and take part in other sessions with leaders during the gathering.
The Gulf of Guinea has several strategic advantages for the United States in terms of geography, market access, conditions, and the quality of its crude oil. By 2020 the United States took import almost 25 percent of its crude oil needs from this region. Until recently, Africa and indeed the Gulf of Guinea was not central to the United States' foreign policy objectives. However, events in the Persian Gulf (most of the world's largest oil reserves and the largest supplies of the US energy needs) corroborated by the catastrophe of September 11, 2001, necessitated a re-appraisal of Washington's policy towards the sub-region. Given that the Gulf of Guinea already supplies about 17 percent of US energy needs, the need to consolidate her presence in the sub-region became imperative. This traces the evolution of US presence in the Gulf of Guinea against the backdrop of the quest for the energy security. It also examines the impact of the competition between the US and her closest rivals in the region and its grave security concerns.
Also, it suggests that collaboratory efforts by the stakeholders in the sub-region is the best way to mitigate the development challenges of the area. Let's bring it back home, when it comes to economic interest in the Trade in the sub African region there's a few possible diplomatic twists, remember in the world of politics,there's no permanent enemy but permanent interest. The Southern Cameroons- Ambazonia, has oil, that can be traded as well. Yes it may be difficult because she's doesn't have her sovereignty yet but it's doable. If the Us and the international community understands that there's something they can benefit from , then we are sellable, I mean take a look at other African countries like Nigeria and even the gulf of Guinea we discussed, the interest is high based on what the US can benefit.
LRC is notorious for missing AU summits.
And so, the country does not exploit its strategic and unique location at the crossroads between the Francophonie and the Commonwealth, Sahel and Equatorial Forest, and Western and Central Africa.
And so Southern Cameroons -Ambazonia can take advantage of that and trade her oils and natural resources.
