In this episode, international economist Anzetwe Were joins Eric and Cobus from Nairobi to discuss her recent column in Business Daily (Kenya) on how Africa is bracing for a Trump-inspired shift towards to China in response to the new U.S. president's apparent determination to shake up the international order.
It’s Anzetse’s perspective that a U.S. retreat from Africa would actually be a relief after more than half a century of condescending moralizing from American and Europeans towards Africa. Will China simply fill the void or present a different engagement model?
Recommendations
- “Africa Must Now Get Ready for Trump-inspired China Shift,” Anzetse Were, Business Daily, February 5, 2017
- “Trump May Actually Be The Greatest Gift China Could Ask For In Africa,” Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden, The Huffington Post, January 10, 2017