Antony Blinken said...

We see the effort to get a ceasefire and the release of hostages as the best, most effective way forward.

We have managed to move to a better trajectory politically to get back to a clearly mandated democratic government.

We also see this democratic backsliding particularly in the Sahel, and that is where we have had these recent coups.

Our investment abroad does not come at the expense of our strength at home. Far from it.