U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on next to Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum as they meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool