Trump’s Africa Policy
It is no secret that Beijing has been utilizing a number of tactics connected to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), including debt-trap diplomacy and coercion, to cement its influence throughout Africa and other parts of the developing world. China has notoriously exploited local labor for commercial advantage.
Amid China’s growing role in Africa, however, comes a marked transformation in the U.S.’s Africa policy under President Trump—one that prioritizes stability and trade over endless, unaccounted-for aid. Strictly essential, life-saving aid directly from the State Department is allowed to flow to the continent, contrary to claims of the administration shutting off aid altogether.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio best explained the administration’s Africa policy:
In Africa, America needs a policy of trade, not aid, and over the past hundred days the State Department has replaced handouts with firm diplomatic engagement aimed at ending conflicts and expanding opportunities for American companies Continue reading Trump’s Africa Policy Is a Breath of Fresh Air—and Tough on China



























