Washington’s protectionist industrial policy is fracturing trade and investment flows based on geopolitical considerations.
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The US’s negative attitude towards BRICS reflects its own weakening global power, especially its inability to isolate Russia in Europe and to contain China’s growing influence.
Judging by the first summit in 2014, this one can also be expected to produce some concrete outcomes.
Washington must overcome growing anti-west sentiment on the continent given the development alternative that China offers.
America is seeking to reconnect with Africa through climate-smart solutions, health and digital technology.
Countries like Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea find it difficult to access the US market.
A Biden presidency would be highly likely to adopt policies that would restore the cooperative links that prevailed under Obama.
The US Secretary of State’s mission to Africa will produce few benefits for the continent or for US-Africa relations.
Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis that’s pitted its English speaking citizens against the central government could result in the country being denied preferential trade agreements with the US.
Under the Trump administration Africa is only likely to matter in the fight against terrorism and in providing American companies with economic opportunities.
The ANC should draw the lesson that South Africans are unlikely to tolerate the ongoing descent of their politics into the gutter without strident resistance - in the streets, if necessary.
One of the messages coming out of Donald Trump’s victory is that his supporters are rejecting the tolerance and cosmopolitanism of the past 30 years.
The world’s best known talk show host has become the president-elect of the most powerful country in the world. Trump running the US is unlikely to be good news for Africa.
A key strategy for President-elect Trump is to turn the US inward, both economically and politically. This bodes badly for Africa.
It’s unclear what South Africa’s attitude will be to negotiating new deals with the UK and the EU. In the past seven years it has lost its appetite for trade deals, particularly with the developed world.
South Africa’s agricultural sector has benefited handsomely from the US’s preferential trade agreements. It is important that the current dispute is resolved speedily.
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