Comparing U.S. and Chinese Business Strategies in Africa
The African Centre for the Study of the United States (Johannesburg)By Bob Wekesa Over the past decade, many of the discussions and debates on foreign investments in Africa have revolved around competition between the U.S. and so-called emerging powers. This narrative
Is there really a paradigm shift in US/Africa relations? Why the answer seems to be yes
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s whirlwind visit to three African countries is the second in less than 12 months. In November 2021 he visited key U.S. regional partners Senegal, Kenya and Nigeria. In South Africa – the first stop on this trip – Blinken unveiled
Africa: The Battle to Re-Engage with Africa – Anthony Blinken’s Visit
The African Centre for the Study of the United States (Johannesburg)opinionBy Amukelani Charmaine Matsilele US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, from August 7 to 12. It is an
Africa: In U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Visit to Africa, the Need for an African Policy Framework Towards the US.
The African Centre for the Study of the United States (Johannesburg) opinion By Bob Wekesa Johannesburg — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a tour of Africa with the announcement of the Joe Biden administration's policy towards Africa as
Africa: Cities as New Agendas and Actors – the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
The African Centre for the Study of the United States (Johannesburg) analysis By Bob Wekesa Johannesburg — Since assuming office in January 2021, the Biden administration has appreciably walked the talk with regards to robustly re-engaging Africa. Review Biden’s Africa moves
U.S.-Africa Sister Cities Conference Seeks HBCU Participation
ByDaQuan Lawrence PublishedSeptember 28, 2022 Image courtesy of the African Centre for the Study of the U.S. at the University of Witwatersrand. The Center for African Studies (CfAS) at Howard University is currently partnering with the African Centre for the Study of the
Africa and the Geopolitics of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has provoked multiple geostrategic uncertainties among nations and regions and schisms in various levels of global governance. Faced with the growing unpredictability of these developments, analysts are hard put as they gaze into the crystal ball to
The US once again has something Africa wants: competent leaders
We have asked some of Africa’s leading academics and thinkers to reflect on what the inauguration of a new US president means for Africa. This series is produced In collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand’s African Centre for the
African policy towards the US
Amini Kajunju This Mail & Guardian webinar was sponsored by Good Governance Africa, a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving governance across the continent. The speakers were: Amini Kajunju, Executive Director of the International University of Grand Bassam (IUGB) Foundation; Dr Philani Mthembu, Executive Director at
What the Biden presidency may mean for Africa
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House January 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden delivered remarks on his administration’s COVID-19 response,