{"id":49575,"date":"2022-08-09T22:50:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T22:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/08\/09\/fact-sheet-united-states-u-s-strategy-toward-sub-saharan-africa-african-business\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T22:50:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T22:50:44","slug":"fact-sheet-united-states-u-s-strategy-toward-sub-saharan-africa-african-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/08\/09\/fact-sheet-united-states-u-s-strategy-toward-sub-saharan-africa-african-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Sheet: United States (U.S.) Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa – African Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Sub-Saharan Africa plays an important role in advancing global priorities, for the benefit both Africans and Americans. \u00a0\u00a0It has one of the world\u2019s fastest growing populations, largest free trade areas, most diverse ecosystems, and one of the largest regional voting groups in the United Nations (UN).\u00a0 It is impossible to meet today\u2019s defining challenges without African contributions and leadership.\u00a0 The region will play a prominent role in efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic, tackle the climate crisis, reverse the global tides in democratic backsliding, address global hunger, promote gender equity, equality, strengthen an open and secure international system, shape the rules of the game on crucial issues like trade, cyber- and emerging technologies, and combat terrorism, conflict, as well as confront the threat of transnational crime.<\/p>\n
Building on the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s actions and commitments to deepen our engagement and partnerships in Africa during the past year, the strategy articulates our new vision for a 21st Century U.S.-African Partnership.\u00a0 It recognizes the immense, positive opportunities available to advance our shared interests alongside our African partners. \u00a0At the same time, we acknowledge that Africa\u2019s potential will continue to be challenged as long as deadly conflicts divide societies, corruption impedes economic progress, food insecurity heightens the risk of famine and malnutrition, and repression stifles human rights and democratic expression.\u00a0 As President Biden noted in his address to the African Union last year, \u201cnone of this is going to be easy but the United States stands ready now to be your partner, in solidarity, support, and mutual respect.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa represents a reframing of Africa\u2019s importance to U.S. national security interests.\u00a0 We will pursue four main goals in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n
1. FOSTER OPENNESS and OPEN SOCIETIES \u00a0<\/p>\n
The United States is committed to ensuring that the region remains open to all and that governments, publics, and international obligations are met.\u00a0 Open societies are generally more inclined to work in common cause with the United States, attract greater U.S. trade and investment, pursue policies to improve conditions for their citizens, and counter harmful activities by the People\u2019s Republic of China, Russia, and other actors. \u00a0We will encourage openness and open society, including by:<\/p>\n
2. DELIVER DEMOCRATIC & SECURITY DIVIDENDS<\/p>\n
The region\u2019s commitment and capacity to renew its democracies, as well as anticipate, prevent, and address emerging and long running conflicts, can lead to more favorable outcomes for Africans and Americans.\u00a0 The United States can help Africans make positive choices as they decide their future by simultaneously addressing these issues and reaffirming democracy’s tangible benefits. \u00a0We will help Africa achieve democratic and security dividends.<\/p>\n
3. ADVANCE PANDEMIC REECOVERY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY<\/p>\n
It is essential to address two of the region\u2019s most pressing problems: the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant economic and social consequences.\u00a0 These challenges have been compounded by supply chain problems and food insecurity stemming from Russia\u2019s war of aggression in Ukraine.\u00a0 The United States is committed working with regional governments as well as international partners to help build more stable, inclusive African economies. \u00a0We will promote economic opportunity and pandemic recovery, including by:<\/p>\n
4. SUPPORT CONSERVATION. CLIMATE ADAPTATION. AND A JUSTENERGY TRANSITION<\/p>\n
Africa\u2019s efforts to conserve and restore the continent\u2019s ecosystems and rich natural resources\u2014 while also realizing energy access and energy security goals, diversifying its energy mix, and building sustainable supply chains\u2014are central to tackling the global climate crisis.\u00a0 Despite being a region with very low emissions per head, it is likely to be affected by the worst effects of climate changes. \u00a0We support conservation, climate adaptation and a just transition to energy, including by:<\/p>\n
Distributed by APO Group, on behalf of The White House<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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