Business, Political, and Faith Leaders Call for African Development, Countering China’s Belt and Road

Business, Political, and Faith Leaders Call for African Development, Countering China’s Belt and Road
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Equity for Africa Summit in the Montview Ballroom at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., on April 13, 2021. Chase Gyles
Douglas Burton
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is endorsing an effort to jumpstart the economies of Africa through a bottom-up revolution of African entrepreneurs.

That revolution involves countering China’s efforts to dominate the continent while articulating a Christian approach to Africa’s development.

Douglas Burton
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Douglas Burton is a former U.S. State Department official who was stationed in Kirkuk, Iraq. He writes news and commentary from Washington, D.C.
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