worldUpdated: Jul 10, 2020 10:42 ISTDonald Trump’s biggest foray into African affairs has not turned out well. The US president’s bid to resolve a long-running dispute over a Nile dam has failed to make a breakthrough, joining his unsuccessful efforts in crises from North Korea to Kosovo. It follows Trump’s past denigration of African nations, while years of neglect of the continent by successive US administrations left the running to China. After it ended up with the United Nations Security Council, African nations are moving to wrestle back control of the process. Egyptian diplomats say Ethiopia’s claims of US bias are disingenuous and seek to distract from its refusal to cooperate with other Nile nations.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 10, 2020 05:03 UTC