Re-elected to the White House on November 5, Donald Trump will be sworn in on January 20, 2025 at the Capitol in Washington. A few weeks before his official return to power, the future direction of American-African relations raises questions. Interview with Francis Kpatindé, teacher at Sciences Po Paris.
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If during his first term, the American president showed little interest in Africa, his return to power could allow him to intervene in a more dynamic way, not for the development of African countries but “to thwart Chinese investments” which has a growing influence on the continent on the one hand, and “defend, on the other hand, American interests, analyzes Francis Kpatindé, teacher at Sciences Po Paris. Donald Trump will, for example, favor bilateral trade agreements. We must therefore perceive its future diplomacy on the continent under the “geopolitical prism”, he emphasizes.
What diplomacy will Trump adopt on the African continent? What can Africans expect from this second term? Which African countries could interest the Trump administration? But also and above all, what memories do Africans have of Trump’s mandate act 1? Decryption with Francis Kpatindé, teacher at Sciences Po Paris, “on future American foreign policy” in Africa, and its possible consequences.
Interview with Francis Kpatindé, teacher at Sciences Po Paris.
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