The Biden administration has put a new focus on Africa after being taken aback by the reluctance of some nations to condemn Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval office of the White HouseWASHINGTON - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday agreed to cooperate closely with US President Joe Biden on health, security and climate but warned against punishing African nations for maintaining ties with Russia.
"We really need to make sure we fully understand one another," Biden said as he welcomed Ramaphosa in the Oval Office."Our partnership is essential." "The visit really is about strengthening the relationship between South Africa and the United States," Ramaphosa said, adding that Washington had a"key role" to play on security across Africa.
"I think it will harm Africa and marginalize the continent," Ramaphosa told reporters after his meetings.The legislation, called the Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act, has yet to clear the Senate and US policymakers stress that it does not in itself lay out any repercussions for African countries.
She pointed to the former Soviet Union's championing of anti-apartheid forces compared with periods of Western cooperation with South Africa's former white supremacist regime. Russia has sought to blame food scarcities on Western sanctions, an argument dismissed by the United States, which says it is not restricting agricultural or humanitarian shipments.
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