Commentary: Africa will test Biden’s democracy approach
by Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune
Nov 22, 2021
3 minutes
President Joe Biden has pledged to “revitalize our national commitment to advancing human rights and democracy around the world.” Next month, he will host a virtual Summit for Democracy as a demonstration of that commitment.
But it is still unclear how democracy and human rights will fare in the trade-off of foreign policy priorities.
This administration’s policy toward Africa will provide a good test case of how Biden’s team will navigate these choices, and that policy should start to take shape soon. Secretary of State Antony
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