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. the continent, moss: we fall. thus the message from america stopped diplomat to africa leaders. antonia lincoln has been visiting the region ahead of us summit in washington. what has the u. s. policy to was africa worth. this is inside story. ah hello, welcome to the program. i'm hashem, abala your secretary of state antony blanket has been visiting several african countries. it's part of

a biden administration's bush to increase cooperation and strengthened relations. blinkin has sought to assure leaders, unlike past us administrations, this one would treat africa as an equal partner, but it's not clear how much influence washington hopes to how they're american brush own sudan. and if you'll be, as leaders to and political turmoil and conflict has produced few results. and the u. s. has promised economic investment and help in the fight against coven 19 pandemic, and climate change. but can compete with china, which wells huge influence across africa. the united states wants to strengthen our partnerships across africa in ways that serve your interests, our interests, and the interests of people worldwide, whose lives and future's dependent part on what we can achieve together. united states knows that on most of the urgent challenges and opportunities we face,

africa will make the difference. we can't achieve our goals around the world. whether that's ending the coven, 19 pandemic. building a strong, inclusive global economy, combating the climate crisis, or revitalizing democracy in defending human rights without the leadership of african governments, institutions, and citizens. ah, let's bring in our gas in i roby mart sharia montane, a research associate fellow of the whole international institute for strategic studies. in washington, d. c. william lawrence, professor at the school of international a service of the american university. in a boucher ali mohammed ali and it ain chief of nigeria as people's daily newspaper . welcome to the program. much failure. is that and is sense in africa other this you,

i says ministration is determined well at this genuine about the need to build bridges with the african continent. was trying to works. it does not sound you whether the city is a vote degree bout for going on way is yes to be, see the products bring can one more time. yeah, we've been seeing this trip was low, but you do level in which african issues place in washington are to the priority. so what it was good again, i'm sure them indication that i might be different, but it may be different from really to kind of william is the, was this time winning to reboot? is africa policy?

i wouldn't call it a reboot. i would call it a re calibration, some of a grand themes and grand lines of the obama and child administration approach are continuing through the apparatus, for example, on trade and investment. more on old fashion aid and a number of other, but they reorganization to that party. but the main problem in the jump administration was that combination of contempt and indifference, not only in the rhetoric but in the number of the approaches. and so the, the reset had to be, i think, more in terms of rhetoric and tone. and there are increases going on. there's the new deal, nigeria, there's a lot of pandemic related things. and that's all in forward motion here. one of the themes of this trip, of course, is democracy, which was not a team with a trump administration. so i created a number of ad on and then a number of adjustments to the existing policy. hardy though the deal with my judy

about the same time until blinkin spoke in a blue jer about the need for democratic reform, of in the african continent. and that's particularly about the western part of the african continent where we have been having many, many issues. oh, how was that been seen by the niger areas? what do you find? reaction, especially in the gum and governmental official, excited by the with it but you've been wired and so now have the mccrass's foam. how they're going to perform africa generally is that out. this is can grow in isolation. i mean, it can be done without taking into consideration. and what's the condition of most

african nation states? it's not enough to man the democratic phone ship to convert much what sounds to me most of her condition is the i like, you know, we generally shall and economy conditional african nations and where huge launch is a still more graphic the was in some was african safe, where because they were grassy, has failed to deliver the specter release. if you didn't anticipated dividend, that is better them to is better been marketed to shoot democracy. how we're really to leave. ok. don't guarantee. so yes. so is important. but beyond march in the 2 forms, we on margin,

whole school law is a country like america should actually be more involved in a more general condition. was a condition of the machine i idea of a or concrete involvement. michelle. yeah. is it fair to say of this particular state that it feel peer, which is in the midst of a civil war, thousands of people were killed. almost 1000000 people, people on the verge of famine is likely to top. the agenda of the us administration in the upcoming months is already taken a large chunk, woocommerce contributing. and i see part of the reason blinking that kim was to discuss what's going on in its utopia, which is a big disappointment to where one of africa regions and to the african continent

and the guest log bucks. i. mcginnis fish and i started very room, a beer administrators to the very will and i actually then turned out to be sort of disastrous present. and the issue is that this disaster could have been avoided. that's good. and i think in the u. s. government, there is of that to anybody could have been avoided. we're from directly see what it is that can be done. the lesson b tells the killing the dines, and they're one of the suggestions that come to mind is the benefit of the big power pulling in inches marie hill to bring all the parties together form a discussion about the future. federal is in the future because that is the bottom . my dish in the future is the future should only when the i think the mobile at

one or 2 than young. so if blakeman, i'm there the by the administration and him on vince and the various combatants, they do leakage of this matter or it would be use issues rich and it has yet to be seen. oh, williams. yes. if feel peer is a case where many us say waiting to see whether the america would be able to leverage their political influence in the region and bring about a political solution to the crisis. and if you get that, that is not happening any time soon. do you think that the americans will have to bring the case of genocide declaration to pull more pressure all the parties, particularly the prime minister? i, i don't think once in the region and bring about a political solution to the crisis. and if you feel that that is not happening any time soon,

do you think that the americans will have to bring the case of genocide declaration to pull more pressure all the parties, particularly the prime minister? i don't think necessarily, genocide, designations in themselves are, are good instruments. it usually raises more questions than, than answers and question. but it is the case that there are war crimes and human rights atrocities happening, which are very grave and need to be addressed. and one of the frustrations in the united states and going back to the linda thompson, refills comment that you had the united nation in july. and, you know, do african lives matter? when will the us take up the issues more seriously? the un, it's been on the ground and humanitarian way in terms of human rights, according, but there hasn't been enough concerted action action. now, if you look, for example, of the case of libya,

the u. s. was very successful in 202221 to get to you in the past, a series of security council resolution resolutions that lead to the current piece making that's going on there in the upcoming election. and us can do more at the united nations, along with its african partners and others ad working to convince, often the russians and the chinese to join on to, to use the instrument to the us to, to, to make you spend ultimately, it's going to be terms of the u. s. involvement. the actions of the envoy feldman blinking treatment chip is to 3 democracy is all about democracy, growth and demick in climate change, but it will be feltman who's on the ground. now we need to, to help broker deal as the us health broker, the deal with sudan and 2019 and needs to help broker and other deals too down as well. either one of the, one of the reasons why a blink has spoke about democracy, recession in parts of africa, particularly article was alluding to the western part of africa is that you have

crews in places like child. molly, you again, a book in fossil at the moment when the international community was hoping that the west africa will build on, and the men of the faucet, decades ago above the need to implement strong robot democratic institutions. could that work anytime in the near future? what like i mentioned earlier that due to your muscle weakness in west africa, nation states is partially due to democratic rule to deliver the dividends of the best. and some of the, some of the thinking is that some of these renew democratic nation states with africa. i'm not told to do 3 of the, this is just for my colonial months. and because of also,

if you look at discretion in french horn was africa countries the maybe assertion where there's, he loves us. why don't they call the not mandate and walk in june or to tore up or text so also on the superintendent whether or not they will graphic especially shooting for making some world constitutional amends also made by adult for messages. oh, so i see that unless i frequently does democratically elected respects. oh, still she local wishes i see unfortunately, but i did. and as the u. s. try to rebuild his global reputation. it faces

fierce competition from the chinese. let's take a look at the chinese belt and road initiative thus caused so much concern in washington for years. bait gene has brought a huge amount of money into development projects in developing nations throughout asia, africa, and latin america. a report by a data found in the 1st 17 years of this century. china committed more than $800000000000.00 to more than $13000.00 projects in a $165.00 countries. but the finance came with an average 4.2 percent interest weight far higher than other international options. in return, china gets access to war materials. it needs to fuel its growth. 40 to a nation's now, oh china. more than a 10th of their annual art. but messiah,

some africans find if condescending, with america's talk about the need for democratic reforms. while at the same time, you have the chinese tapping in committing financial support. and, well, the perception among many africans that the chinese by that investments are creating jobs in the african continent is true. the jalisa boost matter budget. they started the situation and they want to reach and the families various countries wanted to that country needs. and once, and what the chinese can provide and gets on the other side, you are the united states and the gray ended and the western powers days seemed to get things wrong. villages lockers to come out of look rossi . but that didn't sell laura delays of democratic acts. they merited so little

progress in cancel the new movie. really books about the walkers and re lunar some officious leaders. i've made it very clear that for me to come out emotions, the one particular individual we were not the practices in to so and people see this is into what the chinese did was to get into understandings. i'll do offer what appeared like favorable towns will engagement. so you want a road and they want something. you gotta do. they give you a broader given whatever it is. when their western powers get into discussions, rebuffed convenience, they usually don't deliver. and what they promised is how they put in her over stringed conditions by mixture live. and they're the, they're, the usual, the price is usually more expensive,

but it should be under your toys that the case is. so there is an image problem about the western part, okay? while you're 3rd, how can v was move forward when it comes to the african continent when the general perception is of the americans? chocolate talk, but they never walk the walk. well, this is more of a perception than, than reality. i just look at, for example, the vaccines, the u. s. is delivered, 50000000 doses and there's been assistance from the chinese, but not on that scale. and yet the chinese get the credit in terms of the, the economic development projects they and now a lot more than they do. and there's a lot of corruption associated with this. and in some cases in maybe 7 african countries, very predatory loan. another economic disadvantage is, i agree with your panelists that you can't have democracy, that human development. but i would also pause. you can't have human development

without democracy in a democratization of the economy. so the point here is to get both right and what blinking said miss speeches was very clear. the u. s. isn't going to do anything with africa because china is doing anything with africa. it's going to do it because it wants partnerships with africa, that things in the right direction. and one of those things empowering the people both politically answers to economically, and that's done by a more train and parents transactions more, a better governance. and, you know, i, i follow china africa quite closely and the amount of corruption and predatory loaning is it's quite astounding. so lincoln said, let's give the africans choice, not just conditions, but choice ali, when it comes to providing support for the african continent. one of the issues is cove in 1900 pandemic, where the americans are now asked to provide more assistance to the w. o and to the co van to ensure that the vaccine is distributed and that africans get

access to the vaccine. but again, here the chinese, the russians, and the india is widely seen in africa as more active than the americans. yeah, you see the thing is like american is what involved in africa economy and beyond what it was for nathan, europe. the integration by america is lost in is many, especially in this part of continents. us enough. why? because what they said to give my fish, given what, why did what kitchen part of america was to have written wall by making african i mean open markets for example, you can products get more to,

you know, relax relation one cited especially in my local official america we kind of see so yes, i hello. go ahead. yes. yes, america might do to bring in in 19 iraq waited for whitening boxing and saw what it was not and not especially given the men just could we america enjoy in america. so why, but i have not completed to get a material. ok, like i said, yes, i see michelle i see upon who's talking about the need for that potential to be

translated into practical achievements on the grandma sally when we have the trump administration issue in all those statements about the african continent. widely seen as abandoning the continent now it takes a new administration to say will about to reset everything. do you think that when he have those gaps, it would be easy for the us to bring about peace and stability to a place like the horn of africa, where you have sudan if you appear, and somebody else on the verge of more and more. oh, violent episodes of events is the truth. it is good there by dinner. who is trisha is trying to reset every a positive, weird. but the 1st thing you have to do is to reduce credibility, which it lost her. but you had to do the trumpet and she, gillian, group ability, people are members. what it is that the notice has said or done. and sometimes you

are very strange. i'm not gonna be some that you have changed dramatically. lieutenant, this, it can be done. there. surely more respectful of the use is learn to do and, and i knew that was done by the last stalking through my seeing that walking have restricted to were now but with watching the ground. so when them fish were round, ah, beauty, you ordered us to african countries, then the something goes wrong. because there is an assumption of why she didn't feel of america. i'm going full or telling. you must do this. you must do that. when people say why you all the things you do, do you do yourself? so what this fest and credibility is because i think this explains why

abides and in his 1st address of african universe, talking about diplomacy and dignity. william the u. s. has been fixated for decades on places like the middle isn't of canister. now there is a moment for the us to think about the african continent. so is african is basically now working hard to try to contain the rise of arm groups. not only in the sub saharan africa, the south held the regional, her nisha basin, but in different parts of the african continent. could this become the new battle ground against radical groups? yes, it's not becoming the new battle ground against radical groups because the us wants it to be. so it, but because they're doing so well, particularly in the how and the horn of africa. so this is going to be a major priority of the us going forward. let me also say that even though the chinese are investing a lot, they're not involved g o,

strategically in the african continent, and they're actually wanting us to play a greater role there because they faced the same problems with terrorism and security in africa that the americans do the chinese have also been reducing their imports in africa because of that and getting their hydrocarbon more from iran and simple asia than from africa because of those issues, trying to actually frustrated but their program is g o economic not geostrategic. so the us not only should do a lot more as your other gets economically, but they need to do a lot more in terms of cooperative, a partnerships with africa on the security side. and that includes an economic piece. i was one of the creators of the trends to help partnership, and we laid out a map that was very economic and very security oriented. and the security pieces were largely done in the economic pieces were not so a comprehensive strategy, a holistic strategy to deal with the economic groups conflicts. another thing is the way to go about that on that comprehensive,

strategic vision that won't be coming from china needs to come better from the african countries themselves. in partnership with the united states, william laurence much harvey. i'm and then the i live the diarrhea really appreciate your insight and thank you to for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website al jazeera dot com for further discussion. got our facebook page. that's facebook dot gov forward slash a jane. se story. you can also join the conversation on twitter, our hand. that is at a insight story from the house and the entire team. my phone, ah ah.

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