(Just Thew News)—U.S. Ambassador to Guinea Troy Fitrell says he is “all in” on Africa’s future, expressing optimism regarding U.S. involvement throughout the continent.
“For all the challenges we have in Africa, these are absolutely exciting times,” Fitrell testified at a recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing – on the issue of the state of U.S. involvement with Africa and China’s increasing influence on African countries.
“I could not agree with you more that Africa is the continent of the 21st Century,” committee member Delaware Democrat Sen. Coons told Fitrell.
To be sure, Africa’s growing economies provide numerous worthwhile opportunities for the United States.
The Sub-Saharan African region’s economies have been growing at a rate of 6% annually, expecting to add $800 billion in GDP by 2030, Fitrell testified.
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