U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Ethiopia and Niger this week, the latest in a series of visits to Africa by senior U.S. government officials. In late January, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited South Africa, Senegal and Zambia, pledging more U.S. investment and trade. Yellen’s travels overlapped with those of Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who visited Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique and Somalia. In Niger, he huddled with President Mohamed Bazoum, after which he announced $150 million in new humanitarian funding for the country. It is the largest economy in East Africa and a regular contributor of troops to international peacekeeping missions.

Source: Ethiopian News March 18, 2023 02:01 UTC