The 2022 “U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit” is over, and let’s hope it’s at least another eight years before the next one.
That’s no attack on the continent and its 1.4 billion people, mind you. It’s an expression of exasperation over the way Washington makes everything about itself.
The sessions were about as terrible as you’d suspect — “Partnering for Sustainable Health Cooperation,” “Conservation, Climate Adaptation, and a Just Energy Transition,” “Advancing Digital Connectivity: Partnerships to Enable Inclusive Growth Through Technology.” Africa needs economic development and a better quality of life, of course, but only in a manner acceptable to Swamp-dwelling mandarins.
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