Daily Memo: The US and Africa, Japan and Central Asia

The U.S. defense secretary is in Africa this week for security talks.

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African defense tour. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Angolan President Joao Lourenco in Luanda to discuss ways to reinforce bilateral military and security cooperation. Austin also held talks with Angola’s defense minister and delivered a speech on U.S. policy toward Africa. Earlier this week, he made stops in Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti […]

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