Mr Blinken will also be going to Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Angola. It was there that he promised to visit Africa in 2023 – but the trip never materialised. Mr Blinken, who last visited the continent in March last year, has recently had his hands full with the conflict in the Middle East. But, quoting President Biden, he told his audience in Cape Verde that “we are all in when it comes to Africa", the AFP news agency reports. "Our futures are linked, our prosperity is linked, and African voices increasingly are shaping, animating and leading the global conversation," he added.
