US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal from November 15-20, the State Department said on Thursday.
In Nairobi, Blinken will meet with Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss topics including ending the COVID-19 pandemic and cooperation on regional security issues such as Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan, the department said in a statement.
Blinken will travel next to Abuja to meet with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss cooperation on global health security, expanding energy access and reviving democracy, it said.
In Dakar, Blinken will meet with Senegalese President Mackie Sal, “to reaffirm the close partnership between our two countries,” the statement said.