The deals between four U.S. companies and Senegal are being billed as part of his country's pitch to help Africa build infrastructure with transparent and sustainable deals.
Careful not to directly criticise Chinese infrastructure projects, which have proliferated in the past decade, Blinken said during a visit to Nigeria on Friday that international deals were too often opaque and coercive. The United States is investing"without saddling the country with a debt that it cannot handle," he said during the signing ceremony with Senegal's Economy Minister Amadou Hott.
The deals will help improve infrastructure, create jobs and reinforce public safety and climate resilience, he added. Senegal is the final stop on Blinken's three-country tour of Africa, following visits to Kenya and Nigeria, where he has attempted strike a new tone from the era of former President Donald Trump, who disparaged some African nations and barred travel from six of them.
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Instead uncle Sam imposes neoliberal policies that lead to widening wealth gap, billions of dollars flooding out of the country and poorer communities. Let's not forget the sanctions and coups it backs.
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