Traveling across Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken saw firsthand the limits of America’s influence abroad. Before leaving the continent at his last stop in Senegal, Blinken said he had been well received by all three leaders he met. No appetite for great power competitionYet China was never far from the top of the agenda. “Our engagement in Africa, with Africa, is not about China or any other third party,” Blinken said in Nigeria. “I mean, they’re used to a lot of these huge capital projects and infrastructure projects.

Source: Ethiopian News November 23, 2021 06:20 UTC