i was grateful to join ted deutch in the liberalization act to come out of suspension today to curb the maligned influence by actors such as russia. there is certainly more work to be done in the regard, especially given china's dubious investments. i look forward to hearing from our witnesses on any recommendations they may have. we appreciate the witnesses for their expertise and we appreciate chair karen bass and i yield back. >> thank you very much. if the -- my partner, who is the chair, agrees, i think we should reset until after votes. >> agreed. >> okay. committee is in recess. we'll be back.

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deutch. representative deutch will be on the floor joining us later. i think our -- thank hour represents for being here -- robert jenkins of usaid. i look forward to hearing our experts describe the various types of conflict in africa, the effective of the u.s. governments mitigated responses and what we are doing to prevent future ones ranging from violent extremism, armed conflict and more traditional warfare, these conflicts consistently require lawmakers to understand the drivers, whether ideological, social economic, or others. vice policy to address underlying cause and develop a framework to strengthen african governments and bilateral and multilateral responses. as our witnesses highlight solutions, i hope there will be measures congress can take to strengthen current and future responses. i would like to know what more the u.s. can do to assist and resolve conflicts that are happening. for example, the conflict in ethiopia. your answers will help inform legislation in the future. vi

i was glad to join chairman ted deutch in the act to come up with suspension today to curb the influence on russia. there is more work to be done given interests in devious investments and i look forward to hearing from our witnesses on recommendations they may have. appreciate the expertise and we appreciate that, i yield back. >> thank you very much. if my partner who is the chair, we should recess until after votes. thank you. the committee is in recess. we will be back. this hearing is back in session and i see the chair of the subcommittee is here and i believe the ranking member chris smith to be with us shortly but i want to do to go

deutch. representative deutch i believe will be on the floor and will join us later. i think the witnesses for being here today, deputy assistant secretary gonzalez and the state department and assistant to the administrator robert jenkins of the usaid. i look forward to hearing the experts described the various types of conflicts in africa. the effectiveness of the mitigated responses to the conflicts and what we are doing to prevent future ones ranging from violent extremism in the conflict in more traditional warfare, the conflicts will vary consistently require lawmakersst to understand the drivers whether ideological socioeconomic or others, devise policies and a framework to strengthen african government and bilateral and multilateral funds. as the witnesses highlight solutions, i hope there's also measures congress can take to strengthen current and future responses. my colleagues i would like to know what more the u.s. can do to assist in resolving the conflict is happening for exampl

ted deutch, ranking the birth smith, ranking member wilson and members of the subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to testify on conflict in africa. nissan prosperity in africa benefits the united states. unfortunately, almost half of the world's 34 armed conflicts in 2020 were on the african continent. the loss of life takes resources away from critical services and develop and efforts. while each conflict is different, there is a clear trend of conflict being fueled by inefficient governments. in some cases, weak capacity prevents the state for delivering conditions for opportunities people expect. high rates of unemployment, these lapses exacerbate instability and increase young people's vulnerability to extremist recruitment under the promise of a better life. in less than nine cases, less predatory -- human rights abuses and political oppression inflame grievances and spur conflict both among groups and against the state. by exploiting, rather than serving the people, governments push communities towards conflict. terrorist and extremist organizations such as al qaeda exp

ted deutch, ranking the birth smith, ranking member wilson and members of the subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to testify on conflict in africa. nissan prosperity in africa benefits the united states. unfortunately, almost half of the world's 34 armed conflicts in 2020 were on the african continent. the loss of life takes resources away from critical services and develop and efforts. while each conflict is different, there is a clear trend of conflict being fueled by inefficient governments. in some cases, weak capacity prevents the state for delivering conditions for opportunities people expect. high rates of unemployment, these lapses exacerbate instability and increase young people's vulnerability to extremist recruitment under the promise of a better life. in less than nine cases, less predatory -- human rights abuses and political oppression inflame grievances and spur conflict both among groups and against the state. by exploiting, rather than serving the people, governments push communities towards conflict. terrorist and extremist organizations such as al qaeda exp

i was grateful to join ted deutch in the liberalization act to come out of suspension today to curb the maligned influence by actors such as russia. there is certainly more work to be done in the regard, especially given china's dubious investments. i look forward to hearing from our witnesses on any recommendations they may have. we appreciate the witnesses for their expertise and we appreciate chair karen bass and i yield back. >> thank you very much. if the -- my partner, who is the chair, agrees, i think we should reset until after votes. >> agreed. >> okay. committee is in recess. we'll be back. this hearing is back in session. and i see my -- the chair of the subcommittee is here and i believe the ranking member chris smith should be with us shortly. but i wanted to go ahead and introduce our witnesses. so we appreciate all of you being here today and look forward to your testimony. let me remind the witnesses that your witness statements will appear in the hearing record and under committee rule six, each witness should limit their oral presentation to a brief summary of their wr