How Africa can gain from US’s return to the old normal
Derogatory Trump will be gone, but a Biden administration will know that the continent is a new theatre of geopolitical competition
Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election is set to usher in a new era of US policy — domestically and internationally. After the haphazard, disruptive and unconventional approach adopted by Donald Trump, during which the US abandoned its traditional role in global affairs, a return to orthodoxy is expected under the incoming administration.
Now, as the US seeks to recalibrate its international relations and restore its global alliances, it is important for African policymakers, businesses and civil society to understand the full impact of this leadership change on their domestic political, economic and policy landscapes...
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