by: Andrea Spinelli Barrile | May 24, 2024
US President Joe Biden mentioned yesterday that he intends to make an official go to to Africa in February, after the US presidential elections: “I intend to go there in February, after I’m re-elected,” Biden mentioned whereas greeting Kenyan President William Ruto upon his arrival on the White House, the place he was acquired on Wednesday for the primary of two days of conferences. Biden hosted Ruto for a state dinner.
Biden had raised the prospect of a visit to Angola throughout a gathering within the Oval Office along with his Angolan counterpart, Joao Lourenco, on the finish of November, however didn’t specify when this journey would happen.
Biden is looking for a second time period within the November 5 elections, which can see him run once more in opposition to his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump. Senior US administration officers, quoted by Reuters, mentioned Biden and Ruto would focus on a variety of points, from commerce to debt aid to the way in which ahead for Haiti, Ukraine, Sudan and different vital areas.
During Biden’s first time period, his nationwide safety advisor, Jake Sullivan, informed journalists a number of occasions that the American president “cannot wait to go to Africa” and that he supposed to take action as president of the United States. Biden, in 4 years, has by no means visited the African continent, regardless of having underlined its significance on world points and having repeatedly despatched his vice chairman, Kamala Harris, and his spouse Jill Biden on missions. Secretary Janet Yellen additionally visited a number of African nations.
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