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Linda Thomas-Greenfield has had previous postings in Kenya, The Gambia and NigeriaThe US ambassador to the UN has told the BBC’s Newsday radio programme that her country does not see its recent engagement with the continent as a “scramble for Africa”.

“We have been on this continent for many decades,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in an interview with our correspondent Anne Soy, explaining that she has spent most of her diplomatic career in Africa.“There are extraordinary opportunities on the continent,” Ms Thomas-Greenfield continued, highlighting the contribution of the continent's youth.

African countries like South Africa have recently faced criticism for close relations with the likes of Russia, amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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