WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to see an increase in US investment and trade in Africa as part of a new strategy aimed at countering China’s growing influence on the continent. “We must remain a positive alternative and make clear that engaging with the United States will mean greater prosperity and security for Africa,” Nagy said. Any renewed US effort to counter China in Africa, however, will face some obstacles. Whatever the Trump administration’s new Africa strategy, perceptions are an immediate hurdle. His first tweet as president that mentioned Africa was an inaccurate claim about alleged white-owned farm seizures in South Africa.

Source: Egypt Independent December 13, 2018 05:48 UTC