{"id":54583,"date":"2023-09-28T09:53:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T09:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/catch-up-with-reality-biden-officials-warn-us-must-reset-relations-with-africa"},"modified":"2023-09-28T10:37:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T10:37:18","slug":"catch-up-with-reality-biden-officials-warn-us-must-reset-relations-with-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/catch-up-with-reality-biden-officials-warn-us-must-reset-relations-with-africa","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Catch Up With Reality&#8217;: Biden Officials Warn US Must Reset Relations With Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>The Biden administration is finally grasping the strategic value of Africa and must reset relationships with countries across the continent, senior State Department and White House officials told a conference at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Africa&#8230; is strategic and the US is finally catching up with that reality,&#8221; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for African Affairs Judd Devermont underscored that Africa is important in a number of key areas from climate change to emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The US, he added, needs to adapt policies to the dynamic region which is growing younger and more urban. 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