Blinken meets with African diaspora youth in Washington and tells them it’s no longer about what the U.S. can do ‘for Africa’ but ‘with Africa’

Here is our top story today: But first, United States Secretary of State?Antony J. Blinken?met with African diaspora youth and exchange alumni in Washington DC on Monday, just days after unveiling the new U.S. strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa during his second in-person trip to the continent last week.

Speaking at the Swahili Village Restaurant in downtown Washington, Blinken told the youth that the new strategy for Africa he unveiled in Pretoria, South Africa, on August 8, is not about what the United States can do for the continent, rather, it is about what Africa and the United States can do together.

Here is our top story today: The United States government announced on Monday that it had sanctioned Liberian government officials?Nathaniel McGill,?Sayma Syrenius Cephus?and?Bill Twehway?“for their involvement in ongoing public corruption.”

Nathaniel McGill?is the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Chief of Staff to President?George Weah, while?Sayma Syrenius Cephus?is the Solicitor General and Chief Prosecutor of Liberia.?Bill Twehway?is the Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA).

Simon Ateba, Publisher and White House Correspondent for Today News Africa in Washington.