We hear that Devermont will take over as Africa Director at the NSC at the White House; and Dana Banks current director will move to the State Department to run the planning for the Africa Leaders' Summit in December...

The real meat of Ruto's trip was in the US where he met the Biden administration's most senior Africa officials including Molly Phee Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs National Security Senior Director for Africa Dana Banks and the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker though not in the White House (AC Vol 63 No 5 Ruto goes West)...

In Washington Ruto was due to meet with the Biden administration's most senior Africa officials: Molly Phee Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs National Security Senior Director for Africa Dana Banks and the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker...

Devremont who has ambitious ideas for US policy was appointed this month to the National Security Council whose Africa director is Dana Banks...