Ed Royce: “Gabon is not on a good track. Election observers... report the possibility of violence during the election period.”

I would like to caution against making a bad situation worse.

Clearly there is strong bipartisan support for well-resourced, broad engagement in Africa.

It has ended largely the pandemic, 16 million to 17 million people's lives have been saved.

I would like to thank Mr. Engel of New York for his friendship for over 20 years on the committee, but also for his shared leadership over the last 6 years on this committee. I would also like to thank him for his commitment over the years…