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Africa, U.S. Building Bridges in Face of Growing China Presence

With the rise of China as a strategic competitor in Africa the focus on U.S.-Africa relations has become more closely scrutinised, writes David E Kiwuwa for The Conversation. More attention is being given to the messaging about the importance of Africa in this geostrategic craftsmanship.

This has come to the fore in the wake of the recent visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the continent with stops in Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. The question is: what does the visit signal about U.S. evolving interest in Africa and specifically its African policy?

Africa: U.S, and Africa - Mending Fences and Building Bridges in the Face of Growing China Presence

The Conversation Africa, 29 November 2021

In the last 20 years or so Africa has been an intermittent strategic interest for the US. Successive US presidents have attached contrasting levels of importance to the continent.… Read more »
Africa: Who Benefits From China-Africa Relations?

DW, 30 November 2021

China is Africa's leading trading partner. It is also Africa's largest creditor. Experts say the relationship needs to be revamped for the benefit of the people. The ball lies in… Read more »
Africa: Joe Biden and the Summit for Democracy

New Frame, 9 December 2021

The United States president's new normal leans ominously toward a revival of old politics, but he shouldn't use the summit to escalate a new Cold War. Read more »
West Africa: Senegal Calls On China to Intervene in Sahel Anti-Jihadist Operations

RFI, 29 November 2021

Senegal's Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall says she hopes China will lend support in the fight against insecurity in the Sahel region at opening of a China-Africa summit in… Read more »
Africa: China Loan Binge Starts to Bite - the U.S, EU Hope to Gain From Fallout

East African, 27 November 2021

China's ambitious Silk Road project, from which African states have gained immensely by obtaining commercial loans for infrastructure development, has returned to haunt some of the… Read more »
Senegal: Top U.S. Diplomat Visits Senegal to Reaffirm Partnership

VOA, 20 November 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Senegal, the last stop on his trip to Africa, "to reaffirm the close partnership between our two countries," the U.S. State Department… Read more »
West Africa: Blinken Takes Aim At Russia, China At End of West Africa Trip

DW, 20 November 2021

While touring West Africa, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized the Russian mercenary group Wagner for its role in Mali and took a shot at China's investment conditions. Read more »
Africa: Blinken Says 'Democratic Recession' Is Growing Across the World in First Stop On African Visit

VOA, 17 November 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his three-nation tour of the African continent with a warning that several factors have led to a "recession" of democracy around the… Read more »
Africa: Blinken - U.S. Sees African Countries As Equal Partners

VOA, 19 November 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States sees African countries as equal partners as it seeks to bolster its influence on a continent that receives much… Read more »
Africa: China's White Paper On Africa Takes On the West

East African, 27 November 2021

The Chinese government is promising to break new ground in ties with Africa, ahead of a crucial summit between the continent and the Asian country that kicks off this Sunday. Read more »
Africa: China's Model of Investment in Africa Winning Support, Say Experts

VOA, 23 November 2021

Economists say China's model of investment in Africa is gaining public support, despite the debt burden it imposes on many countries. According to economic experts and the locals,… Read more »