United States (US) Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ms Akunna Cook poses for a photo after the interview at Sankara Hotel on February 18, 2022. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU
The US government is exploring ways to expand trade and investment opportunities in Africa, in a bid to scramble for the control of the continent’s raw materials with other world’s powerful nations such as China and Russia.
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Akunna Cook said the country has yet to deepen its presence in Africa, which has a population of about 1.3 billion people.
