Tillerson's visit to Africa confirms America's policy is all about security: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Addis Ababa during his African tour. EPA-EFEUS President Donald Trump sent his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Africa in an attempt to mend relations after the president’s unprecedented insult of an entire continent, referring to African states as “shithole … [Read more...] about Tillerson’s visit to Africa confirms America’s policy is all about security | The Conversation
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Look to China for the main beneficiary of America’s likely retreat from Africa | The Conversation
Look to China for the main beneficiary of America's likely retreat from Africa: Presidents of Kenya, Guinea, US and Nigeria's Vice President at the G7 Summit. Angelo Carconi/EPAAnti-terrorism and transactional relationships are likely be the main features of US President Donald Trump’s Africa policy. But if Trump’s proposed cuts to the state department hold, the US will be … [Read more...] about Look to China for the main beneficiary of America’s likely retreat from Africa | The Conversation
America’s snub of the African Union should spur regional powers into action | The Conversation
America's snub of the African Union should spur regional powers into action: AU Chair Moussa Faki in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. Tiksa Negeri/ReutersIn April 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stood up one of Africa’s most powerful people, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki. Tillerson invited Faki to Washington for a meeting, then backed out at … [Read more...] about America’s snub of the African Union should spur regional powers into action | The Conversation
Angola Cables and Etix Everywhere combine their expertise to offer a Low Latency Route between the Americas and Africa
Angola Cables and Etix Everywhere combine their expertise to offer a Low Latency Route between the Americas and Africa: Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao) today announced that it is has selected Etix Everywhere (www.EtixEverywhere.com) as its partner to build its critical infrastructure globally as part of an ambitious project to offer a lower latency route between the USA … [Read more...] about Angola Cables and Etix Everywhere combine their expertise to offer a Low Latency Route between the Americas and Africa
America’s legendary ignorance about Africa persists | The Conversation
America's legendary ignorance about Africa persists: Americans' ignorance about Africa persists despite efforts by presidents Kennedy and Obama to forge stronger ties with the continent. Jason Reed/ReutersFifty 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 because … [Read more...] about America’s legendary ignorance about Africa persists | The Conversation
