Last week, United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during his three nation—Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal—sojourn to sub-Saharan Africa unveiled a new United States (US) policy towards the continent. If Blinken’s speech in Nigeria is anything to go by, there’s now a noticeable and discernible shift from the previous Trump administration in how the US views and frames its engagement with Africa. Blinken made a conscious effort to downplay China in Washington’s new policy approach. He insisted on facilitating Africa’s choices and partnerships that are mutually beneficial, rather than engaging in a zero-sum policy of competing with China in Africa.
A new US policy on Africa: Genuine reset or same old rhetoric? | ORF (orfonline.org)
