Pretoria — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a speech on the key U.S. strategy for sub-Saharan Africa at the University of Pretoria on Monday, on the first leg of his Africa trip. Blinken stressed the value of democracy and the threats to it in his address, saying Africa was an "equal partner" that the U.S. wanted to work with and would not "dictate to." "Listen -- every single foreign policy, every single national interest, is always going to be their national interest. She also thought Blinken didn't address how U.S. domestic politics influence the rest of the world. Manama added that he believed that like the U.S., South Africa also stood for equality and human rights.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 09, 2022 13:42 UTC