Politics Dec 13

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meet with Angolan President Joao Lourenco during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/REUTERS
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit opens with focus on youth, security

Harris has opened the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington by spotlighting Africa's youthful population. She's making the case that the continent's demographics will inevitably lead it to become a key global player in the decades to come.

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Turning a narrative of struggle into success story in Africa

President Obama announced billions of dollars in new public and private investment in Africa’s rapidly growing markets -- on everything from construction to banking to clean energy infrastructure -- at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. Gwen Ifill talks to…