Thirty years after the Battle of Mogadishu, the US continues waging war in Somalia, with little public knowledge, scrutiny or constructive results.
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President Hichilema’s self-styled ‘chief marketing officer’ approach has unlocked new investments from a diverse mix of partners.
There are fears that escalating US-Chinese tensions could threaten the independence of African and other nonaligned nations.
The US has about 40 centres that focus on African studies. Africa has only three looking the other way.
Reforms that will entrench constitutionalism, the rule of law, and political inclusion will solve Africa’s security problems, not moving the US Africa Command headquarters to the continent.
At the top of President Biden’s foreign policy agenda are COVID-19 and climate change. He has also pledged to make diplomacy and multilateralism the primary means of US foreign policy.
In spite of a massive military effort the war against al-Shabaab has been effectively stalemated since 2016.
Many political issues in the 2020 US election are domestic. But black resistance to white supremacy has long had global repercussions.
A Biden presidency would be highly likely to adopt policies that would restore the cooperative links that prevailed under Obama.
South Africa’s relations with the US could sour under President Trump.
The US Secretary of State’s mission to Africa will produce few benefits for the continent or for US-Africa relations.
Africa’s immediate challenge is to develop closer partnerships with those opposing US President Donald Trump.
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University
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Director, African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria
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Senior Research Fellow, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Kennesaw State University
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Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House and PhD candidate, International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University, University of Pretoria