thegreatdivide wrote on Feb 23
rd, 2024 at 10:35am:
You don't read EVEN your own links beyond the headline, you ignorant, blinkered, stupid stooge.
Today, various foreign superpowers are struggling for dominance throughout the continent.
Russia has looked to Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, and South Africa, for trade opportunities, but more importantly, to spread its anti-Western ideas in an already resentful continent. Russia’s foreign policy in Africa centers around anti-colonialism ideas and continually tries to characterize Russia as a savior from the West. In reality, Russia is trying to rekindle Soviet-era ties with southern Africa to reestablish hegemony in the region. Russia’s pursuit of a vital naval port in Sudan and its continual backing of African coups reveal a more sinister intent in the African region. Through these actions, Russia could be aiming to create a situation similar to US-Latin relations in the 1960’s, where U.S.-backed coups installed governments that were inclined to favor U.S. policies.
However, of these new relationships,
China has created the most profound alliances with African nations, and has become Africa’s main trading partner, with their relationship generating a revenue greater than 200 billion dollars per year. In total, Chinese enterprise in Africa since 2005 amounts to a value around 2 trillion dollars, with 43.9 billion dollars existing in direct investment. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013, is one of the largest steps taken by China in an attempt to better connect African countries with Asia and Europe. In doing this, it proposes to create a framework that would both allow and promote intercontinental trade with Chinese infrastructure being the catalyst.