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Senate hearing urges integrated U.S. strategy for East Africa and the Horn of Africa
Summary
Senate Foreign Relations Committee members and expert witnesses said the United States needs a coordinated, region-wide approach — centered on commercial engagement, institution-building and a Red Sea strategy — to protect U.S. interests as instability and outside competitors grow in East Africa and the Horn of Africa.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony urging a more integrated U.S. strategy for East Africa and the Horn of Africa, with witnesses calling for commercial engagement, stronger institutions and a coordinated Red Sea approach.
The committee’s witnesses said the region’s strategic importance — shipping lanes through the Red Sea, submarine cables and bases such as Djibouti — makes U.S. attention essential. Joshua Mazurvi, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, told the panel, "East Africa is important to the prosperity and safety of Americans." Ambassador Michelle Gavin of the Council on Foreign Relations…
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