Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the food crisis it has spawned, Ambassador David Shinn, former US Ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, and Joshua Meservey, senior policy analyst for Africa & the Middle East at the Heritage Foundation, discuss with host Carol Castiel how Russia’s false narrative regarding the food crisis is playing out in Africa as well as why the visit to Uganda, Ghana, and Cabo Verde by US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas Greenfield and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to South Africa, Rwanda and the DRC are so critical for reinforcing the US-Africa geostrategic partnership on food security, climate change, democracy and many more shared interests.
An Update on U.S. – Africa Relations
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Ambassador David Shinn, and Joshua Meservey, Heritage Foundation, discuss with Carol Castiel how Russia’s false narrative regarding the food crisis is playing out in Africa as well as why visits by key U.S. officials are so critical for reinforcing the U.S.-Africa geostrategic partnerships.