Judd Devermont is director of the Africa program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He previously served as U.S. national intelligence officer for Africa, the CIA’s senior political analyst on sub-Saharan Africa, and National Security Council director for Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel, and the African Union.
Current U.S. leadership is at risk of replicating the mistakes of the previous administration in trade and investment with the African region. Targeted trade policy could help avoid this.
