With China as unstated focus, US-Africa summit begins in Washington
The United States-Africa Leaders' Summit hosted by President Joe Biden began on December 13 and is scheduled to conclude on December 15. Heads of states from 49 African nations and the African Union have been invited to take part in the summit in which the US is pitching itself as a "better option" to African nations, reflecting Washington's concerns of the US' alternative that many African nations are increasingly finding in China.