The launch of the policy comes as US Secretary of State,The new policy, US policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa, reframes the region's importance to US national security interests and articulates a new vision for how and with whom the US engages, while identifying additional areas of focus.
However, China and Russia see the continent as an arena to challenge the rules-based international order and drive their personal interests, the policy states. On the other hand, Russia views the region as a permissive environment for parastatals and private military companies, often fomenting instability for strategic and financial benefit, the report states.
The document states that some of the longstanding approaches of the US have become insufficient to meet new challenges in a more contested and competitive world.
PremiumTimesng So they can't even go into that out of the goodness of their hearts, but merely to counter China? They'll leave empty handed. Condescending numbskulls