US strives for relevance amid competing interests in Africa
Channel: Peoples Dispatch
Date: 2022-12-17

Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, analyzes the latest US bid to reach out to Africa through the US-African Leaders' Summit held in Washington DC. He explains the US attempt to counter the rising influence of Russia and China in the region and the tough choices that governments have to make. He also talks about how governments are seeking to balance various kinds of pressures and offers.