US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken wraps up Africa trip

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken wraps up his Africa trip this week after visiting South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. The World’s host Marco Werman is joined by Zainab Usman, who is the director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. They discuss the Biden’s administration’s new strategy for Africa, as well as how Russia and China shape US policy toward the continent.

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