Kenya President Ruto Visits White House in First African State Visit in 16 Years

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62% : Read More: Biden Moves to Get Chips Act Funding for Kenya as Ruto VisitsOn Thursday, the International Development Finance Corp., which loans to private firms rather than governments, plans to announce several hundred million dollars in new investments in Kenya, bringing its portfolio in the country to more than $1 billion, according to a US government official.
53% : This deal replaces a Trump administration plan to negotiate a bilateral free-trade agreement with Kenya, which was seen as a model to replace the Growth and Opportunity Act.Ruto's White House visit is widely seen "as a reward to a strong US partner in Africa," said Gyude Moore, who served as Liberia's minister of works and is now a fellow at the Center for Global Development, a policy institute in Washington.
53% : Last month, Chad President Mahamat Déby's administration asked the US to withdraw its troops from an army base in the capital, illustrating that its allegiances may be shifting amid a rise in anti-Western sentiment.

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