He said the Trump administration is transforming America’s strategy on a continent that’s key to human progress.
WASHINGTON—The United States will focus on “investment-led and trade-driven growth” to stifle China’s malign influence in Africa and to fight Beijing’s attempts at global hegemony, according to Washington’s most senior official for African Affairs.
In testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy on Wednesday, Troy Fitrell said the U.S. government under President Donald Trump will counter Beijing’s “predatory and destabilizing” behavior with “credible, reliable, and fair alternatives” aimed at benefiting Africans and Americans.
