US Vice President Kamala Harris begins a week-long trip to Africa this weekend as the US tries to portray itself as a better partner than China, which has invested heavily in the continent for several decades.
Kamala will discuss China’s involvement in economic and technological issues in Africa that affect the United States, as well as China’s involvement in debt restructuring, senior US officials said.
One of the three countries Kamala will visit is Zambia, which was the first African country to default on its sovereign debt during the Covid-19 pandemic and is working with creditors, including China, to reach a deal.
“We are not asking our partners in Africa to choose,” a senior official said, describing the competition with China, though he added that the United States has “real concerns about some of China’s behavior in Africa” and its reports . opaque”.
Kamala Harris will be in Ghana from 26 to 29 March and then in Tanzania from 29 to 31 March. Your last stop will be in Zambia on March 31st and April 1st. He will meet the presidents of the three countries and plans to announce public and private sector investments.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the US vice president would discuss better ways for the international community to address the debt challenges facing Ghana and Zambia.
The White House hosted an Africa leaders’ summit in December, and President Joe Biden is expected to travel to Africa this year.
Kamala Harris has a personal connection to Zambia. Her maternal grandfather worked in the countryside and she visited him there as a young man.
“The vice president is looking forward to returning to Lusaka, which is part of her family’s history and a source of pride,” said one of the officials.
Source: Terra
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