Biden’s ‘Democracy Summit’ meets the African paradox

Biden’s ‘Democracy Summit’ meets the African paradox

BY K. RIVA LEVINSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 

As the Biden administration prepares for its virtual “Summit for Democracy” this week, and looks ahead to host the second African Leaders Summit in 2022, one of the fundamental challenges for U.S. policy will be how to advance the agenda of the African people, without contributing to the inertia of its unyielding leaders, many of whom are intent on holding onto power irrespective of popular will and the consequential damages to their nations.

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December 9, 2021|News|
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