The US Institute of Peace (USIP) published on 14 October 2021 a commentary titled "In Africa, U.S. Should Focus More on Democracy, Less on China" by Thomas P. Sheehy, USIP, Paul Nantulya, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, and Gustavo de Carvalho, Institute for Security Studies.
The scholars argue the way for the United States to counter China in Africa is to promote democracy, human rights, and transparency.
