Kidnapped girls. Spreading diseases. Coups, civil wars, and genocide. The security threats of Africa are often framed as transient to Western audiences, displaced from the news cycle by events closer to home—geographically or emotionally—rather than given the full exposure and attention that they might deserve.
Yet Africa is making the news this week, and with more positive headlines. Over 50 African leaders have travelled to Washington, D.C., for the first ever U.S.-African Leaders Summit. With six of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies, the primary focus of the summit’s discussions is to be investment. And that’s good news for those interested in strengthening the security situation on the African continent.