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More Clues on Trump and Africa
Written by Administrator Thursday, 19 January 2017 19:34
Trump Team’s Queries About Africa Point to Skepticism And Uncertainity
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s views of Africa have, until now, been a mystery. But a series of questions from the Trump transition team to the State Department indicate an overall skepticism about the value of foreign aid, and even about American security interests, on the world’s second-largest continent.I find the piece by Helene Cooper , January 13 2017 in the New York Times quite revealing and extremely useful. A four-page list of Africa-related questions from the transition staff has been making the rounds at the State Department and Pentagon, alarming longtime Africa specialists who say the framing and the tone of the questions suggest an American retreat from development and humanitarian goals, while at the same time trying to push forward business opportunities across the continent.
Last Updated on Friday, 20 January 2017 07:26
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