President Joe Biden said he will visit sub-Saharan Africa next year, the first U.S. president to travel there in a decade.
on government programming in Africa over the next three years, over and above the billions that American private companies would invest.The elections-funding announcement came after Biden met on Wednesday with a small group of leaders whose countries have big votes in the new year.
Trump and his allies also launched roughly 50 lawsuits aimed at overturning vote counts in battleground states. They lost almost every legal battle they waged and Biden was declared the winner. West Africa has had several coups in recent year, and Burkina Faso and Mali are currently ruled by military juntas. With this in mind, the elections in Gabon and Sierra Leone will be key markers. Sierra Leone had anti-government demonstrations this year over high inflation and displeasure with President Bio, who was elected in 2018.In Madagascar, with a history marked by coups and disputed elections. President Rajoelina was elected in 2019, replacing rule by a military-backed junta.
“These are economic opportunities,” Bazoum said. “Companies from Turkey and China come and invest in Niger in a win-win type of relationship. It is something that American investors can do as well.”
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