Why we’ll miss George H.W. Bush, America’s last foreign policy president
BY JAMES GOLDGEIER There are many reasons to miss George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. A World War II hero, he later served his country with … Read More
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Trump’s US still lacks an Africa policy – but that might be about to change
BY STEPHEN CHAN When Donald Trump was elected, almost no one in the US was thinking about Africa. People knew the swingeing State Department and foreign aid cuts the new … Read More
Grudge over the killing of Muammar Gaddafi
BY LOU SIFA People across Africa are disappointed—some outraged—by the Obama administration’s contribution to the killing of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on October 20, 2011 during the final battle … Read More
America’s legendary ignorance about Africa persists
BY JULIUS AMIN Fifty six years ago, John F. Kennedy made 479 references to Africa during the US presidential campaign. He observed that America had lost ground on the continent … Read More
President Obama’s legacy to Africa so far
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU After his meeting on March 28, 2013 at the White House with four African heads of state, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, President Macky Sall …