Presidents from more than 40 African nations are in Washington for the three-day summit, the first of its kind in eight years. The US is trying to deepen its ties with the continent as it competes for influence with rivals China, Africa’s largest trading partner and bilateral creditor, and Russia, which has successfully strengthened relations with the region in recent months as western nations tried to isolate it over its invasion of Ukraine.
Cisco Systems, the biggest maker of machines that run computer networks and the internet, is partnering with, a diaspora-owned small business, for $800-million in new contracts to protect African countries from cyber threats.
Lots of numbers but no detail. Another propaganda exercise
Did US Ambassador Reuben Brigety attend or was he left off of the guest list of important people? “Lucious” Brigety is excellent at self-promotion, but his social media page and the Embassy’s page have been oddly quiet this week.