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Has the US Lost Africa to China and Russia?

Has the US Lost Africa to China and Russia?

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One Decision is a podcast that speaks with those whose choices had an international impact.

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In recent months the Biden administration has put a concerted
effort into wooing the African continent. It’s not a moment too
soon, because China is busy forging ties and building
infrastructure across African countries - with a growing number of
African economies, such as Ghana’s, becoming increasingly dependent
on the Chinese to bail out their debt. Russia has also been busy,
deploying Wagner mercenaries across countries in Africa, where they
are making a fortune out of the bountiful resources and minerals
that African nations like the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and Central African Republic have to offer. One Decision's Julia
Macfarlane leads a roundtable of three veteran White House
specialists on Africa, Jendayi E. Frazier, former United States
Ambassador to South Africa, John Simon, former Ambassador to the
African Union, and Bobby J. Pittman, former Senior Director for
African Affairs in the White House. They discuss the emerging
challenge from Moscow and Beijing's engagement with the aim of
displacing Western interests, the damage to relations after former
President Donald Trump reportedly used the word "shithole" to
describe African countries, and the Biden administration's race to
reinvigorate America’s standing with the African continent and
boost investment. International Intrigue is a