Africa-Press – Ghana. The United States of America “will earmark 55 billion dollars for Africa”, the White House said Monday, before Joe Biden received several African leaders, including President João Lourenço, for a US-Africa Summit, which begins today in Washington DC.
Jake Sullivan, national security adviser to the US president, indicated that these funds will be earmarked over three years essentially for the health area and for the response to climate change, but without detailing their origin or form of distribution.
There will be “a real mobilization of resources around concrete objectives”, he said, indicating that the details will be revealed in the coming days.
“If we compare what the United States promises for the next three years with what other countries promise, I think the comparison is very favorable for us,” said Jake Sullivan quoted by Lusa.
The adviser assured that this funding, and more generally the US commitment, would not be linked to the attitude of African countries towards the war in Ukraine, at a time when many refuse to openly condemn Russia.
The US-Africa summit, which will take place in Washington starting tomorrow and will last for three days, should revive US relations with the African continent, put on hold by former President Donald Trump, at a time when China and Russia are advancing with their pawns in the region.
This is the second meeting of its kind, after a first edition held in 2014.
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