At the White House, a former Pentagon Africa counterterrorism director has been chosen as senior Africa policy aide. No choice has yet been made for the post of Assistant Secretary of State for Africa in the State Department. At the White House, a former Pentagon Africa counterterrorism director has been chosen as senior Africa policy aide, continuing the president’s choice of career military officers for key foreign policy posts. Africa watchers also are eager to see who will head the Africa Bureau at the State Department. Based on the White House budget outline released this month, the sharpest shifts on Africa policy will be on the soft power side.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 02, 2017 21:22 UTC