January 17, 2017
THE TRADINGEST PRESIDENCY EVER:
Obama's Africa legacy: more trade than democracy (Deutsche-Welle, 1/17/17)
He also continued US drone strikes against alledged Islamic militants in Somalia, begun by his predecessor George W Bush.He was also the host of the first US-Africa summit in August 2014 that brought some 50 African leaders to Washington. At the summit, Obama lauded Africa as a continent of opportunities and announced a $33 billion (31 billion euros) investment package for Africa."Underpinning it was a shift of US policy moving away from being particularly focused on humanitarianism and counterterrorism to emphasizing that Africa was a continent of the future and it was also about trade and growth," said Alex Vines of Chatham House.For Vines, its clear what parts of President Obama's Africa policy will be remembered. "It will be trade rather than aid or security. That is President Obama's key Africa legacy in my opinion, " he said.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 17, 2017 5:39 AM