Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen traveled to a small farming community in rural Zambia to deliver a big message: Africans can help feed the world.
In Zambia, she has asked local farmers about “drought resistance crops you can switch to” in the face of more unpredictable weather. She shared a laugh with a cooperative of small female farmers when one said, “time is money.”
She is also promoting America — in words and deeds — as a reliable partner to help combat climate change and improve living standards.On Tuesday, steps away from a wooden goat pen and a clucking hen chasing her free-range chicks, Yellen talked geopolitics and put the blame squarely on Moscow for much of Africa’s current suffering.
“Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against its neighbor has hurt Africa by exacerbating existing food insecurity and creating an unnecessary drag on the continent’s economy," she said.In Senegal and Zambia, Yellen used a combination of soft diplomacy and hard talk about Russia and China. That one-two punch will continue on her final stop in South Africa, where she started her trip with a visit to a wildlife park, followed by a meeting with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa.
On the agenda: How the U.S. can help South Africa, which relies mostly on coal for its energy grid, to facilitate a “just transition” from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
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