I think speaking out more publicly against some of these violations, but also taking actions that can assure or reassure the vast majority of Africans in these countries that when the United States says that democracy is one of its core pillars of its Africa policy, that it really means it.
Cardin emphasizes the importance of U.S. commitment to democracy in Africa.
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