Wednesday, January 23, 2019

US Africa Policy Puts Focus on China and Russia

The United Arab Emirates' The National published on 22 January 2019 an article titled "America's New Policy in Africa Is an Attempt to Contain Chinese and Russian Influence" by Ismail Einashe, a journalist based in London.

The author concludes that while the United States has based its new Africa policy on containing China and Russia in Africa, it lacks the economic heft to compete with the amount of money that China is funneling into Africa. The only real advantages the United States has are its soft power and military expertise.