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Report: US Embassies in Africa Alarmingly Understaffed

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US diplomatic missions in Africa are struggling with chronic staffing shortages, Foreign Policy reports citing US officials and regional... 23.07.2022, Sputnik International

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Officials relayed to the publication that the staffing issues are have adverse effects on the morale of the diplomatic hubs."The persistent and acute understaffing of career foreign service positions at US missions in Africa is a significant concern," Sen. Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told the news publication on Friday.Senior US State Department officials say they are working to fill the gaps, with the personnel shortages affecting the Sahel region the most, according to Foreign Policy.US lawmakers say the shortages of personnel could undermine US efforts to compete with Russia and China in the region, Foreign Policy said.

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22:35 GMT 23.07.2022 (Updated: 11:36 GMT 23.11.2022)

© AP Photo / Elaine ThompsonIn this Thursday, June 4, 2020 file photo, a customer walks out of a U.S. Post Office branch and under a banner advertising a job opening, in Seattle. The job market took a big step toward healing in May 2020, though plenty of damage remains, as a record level of hiring followed record layoffs in March and April. The Labor Department reported Tuesday, July 7, 2020 that the number of available jobs rose sharply as well, but remained far below pre-pandemic levels.

In this Thursday, June 4, 2020 file photo, a customer walks out of a U.S. Post Office branch and under a banner advertising a job opening, in Seattle. The job market took a big step toward healing in May 2020, though plenty of damage remains, as a record level of hiring followed record layoffs in March and April. The Labor Department reported Tuesday, July 7, 2020 that the number of available jobs rose sharply as well, but remained far below pre-pandemic levels. - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.07.2022

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US diplomatic missions in Africa are struggling with chronic staffing shortages, Foreign Policy reports citing US officials and regional experts.

Officials relayed to the publication that the staffing issues are have adverse effects on the morale of the diplomatic hubs.

"The persistent and acute understaffing of career foreign service positions at US missions in Africa is a significant concern," Sen. Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told the news publication on Friday.

Senior US State Department officials say they are working to fill the gaps, with the personnel shortages affecting the Sahel region the most, according to Foreign Policy.

"While the global need and demands on the department are immense, the dire staffing and human resource situation reflects Africa as an afterthought rather than a priority of global significance," Risch told the publication.

US lawmakers say the shortages of personnel could undermine US efforts to compete with Russia and China in the region, Foreign Policy said.