By Ajong Mbapndah L
New York, September 26, 2025 –At a press briefing on “Advancing Trump Administration Priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa,” U.S. Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos underscored Washington’s commitment to deepening economic partnerships across North and Sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular emphasis on Morocco, Algeria, and major infrastructure projects across the continent.
“We’ve been working on the partnership with Morocco and with Algeria as well,” Boulos told reporters. “Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau met yesterday with both foreign ministers, and I am meeting today with both foreign ministers as well, right after this meeting.”
Boulos highlighted the United States’ full support for U.S. investment “in the entire Morocco, which includes the Sahara,” noting that financing mechanisms would include the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM), and other institutions.
On Algeria, he pointed to recently announced “two huge contracts with ExxonMobil and Chevron Texaco on fracking,” along with “a very large project in the agricultural sector,” underscoring that U.S. engagement goes well beyond hydrocarbons. “Our approach to the African continent is not limited to oil and gas and definitely not to minerals,” he said, citing U.S.-backed infrastructure projects such as the $3 billion in electrification and transmission line deals unveiled at the recent U.S.–Africa Business Summit in Angola.
Aviation also featured prominently. “We are working closely with many projects relating to Boeing,” Boulos added, referencing longstanding partnerships with Ethiopian Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, and carriers in Gabon, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau reinforced Washington’s position on Western Sahara in a social-media post after meeting Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita:
“I was pleased to announce that we will support U.S. companies looking to invest and do business in all of Morocco, including Western Sahara. As Secretary Rubio made clear, the United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, supports Morocco’s genuine Autonomy Proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting resolution, and urges the parties to negotiate without further delay to achieve a mutually acceptable solution that will bring prosperity, peace, and stability to the region.”
The remarks signal a continued U.S. drive to pair diplomatic engagement with concrete investment opportunities across Africa, aligning with the Trump Administration’s stated goal of fostering “prosperity, peace, and stability” throughout the continent.
