The Washington Post Monkey Cage posted on 20 November 2020 a commentary titled "U.S.-China Competition May Be a Win-win for Africa" by Naunihal Singh, Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny, and E. Gyimah-Boadi.
According to Afrobarometer, Africans generally have a positive view of both China and the United States and welcome the engagement of both countries. The authors conclude the winner in the U.S.-China competition for influence in Africa could be all three.