But not the Chinese influence. LOL.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in South Africa on Sunday to kick off a three-country tour that will also take him to DR Congo and Rwanda, aimed at “developing a strategy to counter Russian efforts to undermine democracy in Africa”, according to a France-based political scientist.
Russia, France, and now the US. “It’s like a new Cold War is playing out in Africa,” William Gumede, director of Democracy Works, told AP, ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken‘s three-nation African tour.
It follows the tours of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who visited Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia and the Republic of Congo to rally support for Russia amid its ongoing war in Ukraine, and of French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau with the aim of renewing France’s relations with the African continent. US Agency for International Development head Samantha Power and US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield also embarked on Africa tours of their own.
The trip is Blinken’s second to Africa since being appointed secretary of state. His first visit in November 2021 was aimed at “resetting US-African relations following Donald Trump’s presidency, demonstrating the US’ commitment to democracy and showing that the US cares about its relationship with African countries”, according to Douglas Yates, a political scientist specialised in African politics who teaches at the American Graduate School in Paris.
Blinken visited Kenya, Senegal and Nigeria during his 2021 tour, three countries that “meet the minimum requirements for democracies and have all come out of military rule,” Yates said. more here
South Africa hey! Isn’t that the country the world said should be run only by persons of the dominant skin color? Diversity was not considered to be their finest virtue!
I think he REALLY wants to meet an actual Nigerian Prince to learn a new grift from the hand of a master…
Winken and Nod going with him?
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
Isn’t Blinken gay? Maybe he’ll get the Mon(k)ey-Pox!
Now do China’s influence in Africa which is a far, far larger threat.
That should solve the problem.🥴
But no mention of the dominant player in Africa….China.
Geeeee I wonder why.
The slopes are running what are basically slave labor camps for their mines in Africa.
Yeah, right, sure. Name one thing this administration has done to counter anything, other than American rights and freedoms
Blinkin is the proverbial Tit on a Bore Hog!
I can only hope this clown runs into some cannibals who say “This white meat tastes funny…”
This clown cannot function without his team members, Winken & Nod!
He is nothing alone.