Why America needs Kenya in new Africa strategy to dethrone China
In President Ruto, the US has found a convenient partner, analysts say.
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In President Ruto, the US has found a convenient partner, analysts say.
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A mistaken assumption that mainstream U.S. companies are motivated more by higher rewards than by the diminishment of risks in African investments.
President Kenyatta was first hosted by former US President Barack Obama in August 2014.
Leaders in Africa and around the world give lip service to addressing underlying causes of terrorism, violent internal conflicts, criminal violence and other threats. In practice, they prioritize militarized responses that are not only abusive of human rights but also ineffective and counter-productive. African conflicts are most often seen in terms of simplistic narratives and applied to the entire continent. But each country is distinct. Most are at peace, afflicted not by war and warlords, but by the less visible kinds of violence that prevail around the world: violence against women or th...