Is the United States playing catch-up with China and Russia in Africa or just making good on commitments from the recent US – Africa Leaders Summit? Rama Yade, Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council and Michelle Gavin, former US Ambassador to Botswana and senior fellow in Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discuss with host Carol Castiel the timing and significance of trips by two senior US cabinet officials --Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield -- to numerous African countries and how these visits fit into the larger Biden Administration Africa strategy.
The US Courts Africa
Is the United States playing catch-up with China and Russia in Africa or just making good on commitments from the recent US – Africa Leaders Summit? Rama Yade, Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council and Michelle Gavin, former US Ambassador to Botswana and senior fellow in Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discuss with host Carol Castiel the timing and significance of trips by two senior US cabinet officials --Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield -- to numerous African countries and how these visits fit into the larger Biden Administration Africa strategy.
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