Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger as the Biden administration works to counter expanding ties and increased arms sales from China and Russia to Sub Sahara Africa.
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper praises the project and reacts to President Xi and Zelenskyy's plan to speak.
SOUTH AFRICA DRILLS WITH RUSSIA, CHINA COULD SIGNIFY FAILED WASHINGTON EFFORTS TO SOLIDIFY AFRICAN ALLIES While’s Russia has long held a reputation as a top arms dealer to the continent, largely providing light arms and ammunitions, China has more recently ramped up its involvement in the arms sector.
"It’s a lucrative business to be in. There are 54 countries which all have individual armies and they have a variety of security needs," Cameron Hudson, a senior associate in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies told Fox News Digital. "It’s a large market, it’s a growing market."Hudson explained that more limited arms sales to countries across Africa from the U.S.
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