US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said growing extremism, increasing authoritarianism and corruption in Africa pose serious dangers to democracy and the future of the continent.
Speaking in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, he was outlining the Biden administration’s Africa policy.
He said that governments are becoming less transparent with leaders ignoring term limits and trying to rig elections.
Mr. Blinken was also concerned about the arrest of opposition figures in some countries, as well as crackdowns on the media and the brutal enforcement of Coronavirus restrictions.
On his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa, the secretary of state appeared to be seeking to show a US commitment to encouraging African-led solutions to problems.
While meeting Nigerian leaders and officials in Kenya during the week, the top US diplomat said that his country was looking to them for results, including setting examples for their Ethiopian and Sudanese counterparts.
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SOURCE: BBCNEWS
