Blinken: Africans do not have to 'choose' between China, US – Jordan Vista

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stressed Thursday that Africans should not “choose” a side in the escalating rivalry between China and the United States, stressing, however, that the US can offer more in terms of democratic rights. A few days before China held a summit with Africa in Senegal, Blinken announced that US President Joe Biden intends to host a summit with the continent’s leaders. In a speech at the Economic Community of West African States (Cediao) headquarters in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Blinken did not mention China by name, but said Africans were “wary of the conditions” that often…