US Secretary of State , Heads to Africa , on Four-Nation Tour.<br />Al Jazeera reports that United States Secretary of <br />State Antony Blinken has opened a four-country tour <br />of Africa meant to deepen relations with the continent. .<br />Al Jazeera reports that United States Secretary of <br />State Antony Blinken has opened a four-country tour <br />of Africa meant to deepen relations with the continent. .<br />Blinken will visit four Atlantic <br />Coast democracies: Cape Verde, <br />Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Angola. .<br />The visit comes amid deteriorating security conditions <br />in the Sahel and growing doubts regarding a U.S. <br />base in Niger, where a coup is underway.<br />The visit comes amid deteriorating security conditions <br />in the Sahel and growing doubts regarding a U.S. <br />base in Niger, where a coup is underway.<br />Blinken stressed the Biden administration's <br />commitment to the continent, saying, "We are all in when it comes to Africa.".<br />Our futures are linked, <br />our prosperity is linked, <br />and African voices increasingly <br />are shaping, animating and <br />leading the global conversation, Antony Blinken, United States <br />Secretary of State, via Al Jazeera.<br />The United States is committed <br />to deepening, strengthening <br />and broadening partnerships <br />across Africa, Antony Blinken, United States <br />Secretary of State, via Al Jazeera.<br />Blinken will next head to Ivory Coast where he will <br />attend the Africa Cup of Nations to watch the <br />host country compete against Equatorial Guinea. .<br />Blinken will next head to Ivory Coast where he will <br />attend the Africa Cup of Nations to watch the <br />host country compete against Equatorial Guinea. .<br />Al Jazeera reports that Russia and <br />China have also looked to rapidly expand<br />their influence across Africa recently. .<br />In recent years, China has contributed <br />massive loans for infrastructure projects <br />across various parts of the African continent.<br />At the same time, Russia's Wagner Group of <br />mercenaries have allegedly been deployed in Mali, <br />the Central African Republic and Burkina Faso.<br />At the same time, Russia's Wagner Group of <br />mercenaries have allegedly been deployed in Mali, <br />the Central African Republic and Burkina Faso
