US President Joe Biden plans to hold a summit with African leaders to show US commitment to the continent, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday.
"President Biden intends to host the US-Africa Leaders Summit to drive the kind of high-level diplomacy and engagement that can transform relationships and make effective cooperation possible," Blinken said in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
Blinken, who is on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as secretary of state, did not give a date for the summit.
The move comes as China steps up engagement with Africa including through a major meeting this month in Senegal, where Blinken heads later Friday.
US allies France, Britain and Japan have also been holding regular summits with African leaders.
US President Joe Biden plans to hold a summit with African leaders to show US commitment to the continent, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday.
"President Biden intends to host the US-Africa Leaders Summit to drive the kind of high-level diplomacy and engagement that can transform relationships and make effective cooperation possible," Blinken said in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
Blinken, who is on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as secretary of state, did not give a date for the summit.
The move comes as China steps up engagement with Africa including through a major meeting this month in Senegal, where Blinken heads later Friday.
US allies France, Britain and Japan have also been holding regular summits with African leaders.