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Update · Essential · 01 Sep 2026

He Skipped Kinshasa. That’s Not the Story. The Story Is What He’s Selling Everywhere Else.

America's new Africa envoy is on his second tour of the continent, and the deal his pitch is built on isn't on the itinerary. The omission isn't a snub. It's the clearest available signal of how Washington is actually using the SPA: as a precedent text, not a relationship that still needs tending.

President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA holding a meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs of the USA FRANK GARCIA junior.

He Skipped Kinshasa. That's Not the Story. The Story Is What He's Selling Everywhere Else.

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