
Blinken travels to Africa as new report shows China, Russia eclipsing US arms sales to continent
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger as the Biden administration works to counter expanding ties and increased arms sales from China and Russia to Sub Sahara Africa.
Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to The Gambia and Senegal, while Lee Satterfield, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, will hit South Africa this week. Caitlin McFall is a Reporter at Fox News Digital covering Politics, U.S. and World news.
"You’ll be seeing this as the year of travel of U.S. officials to Africa," Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee told reporters last week. "We’ve already seen the First Lady and the Treasury Secretary as well as Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the continent, and I expect to see many more leaders of the administration visiting to deepen and expand our partnerships."