The U.S. 'non-proposal' would relegate the African continent of 1.4 billion people to the category of 'permanent' second-class citizens.
Trump clearly wants to make a diplomatic splash in the Middle East before he exits office next month.
The U.S. Congress should suspend all non-humanitarian aid to Ethiopia until the State Department reassesses the prevailing human rights conditions.
Currently, the U.S. has 7,000 military personnel on rotational deployment in Africa. They are hosted in military outposts across the continent.
These powers only intervene decisively when their own interests are at risk.