Russia, China and Turkey are making bold moves across the continent as the United States’s presence wanes. Political analysts are now claiming that the outdated attitude towards Africa is hampering meaningful cooperation and partnership.
Russia, China, Turkey and other countries have been forging ahead with development plans and military sales while United States influence slowly fades away, it has been noted.
When the US-backed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his appeal to the leaders of the African Union in June, only four showed up – out of 55. Most African nations have hesitated to support their Western allies in the Ukraine war with some boldly pursuing relations with Russia in trade, finance and security in-spite of US warnings earlier this year.
What is the US getting wrong, and what other countries are getting right?
