US Should Prioritize Good Governance to Promote Stability in Africa: Congresswoman

U.S. President Joe Biden last month proposed a 10-year strategy to prevent conflict and promote stability in nine nations, including Libya, Mozambique, Haiti, Papua New Guinea, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea and Togo. In a joint statement, the U.S. Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Defense and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) emphasized that this effort builds on the vision of the bipartisan Global Fragility Act, a Congressional bill aimed at stabilizing conflict-affected areas and preventing violence worldwide. For more insight, VOA's Carol Castiel spoke to Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, a Democrat from the U.S. state of California and an Africa specialist.