US-Africa summit: Joe Biden says US is 'all in' on Africa's future

US President Joe Biden has announced billions of dollars in support and investment for Africa at a summit with the continent's heads of state.

"The United States is all in on Africa's future," President Biden told the 49 African leaders attending the Washington DC meeting.

It is the first such gathering hosted by Washington for eight years.

The summit is seen as a US attempt to re-assert its influence in Africa to counter Chinese involvement. read more