How the US and China compete for influence in Africa

[Samori Toure]

I read this article, but these couple of paragraphs from the BBC depressed the Hell out of me, but anybody with eyes can see it coming, especially the English; but the Africans apparently don't.

"... Some people, harking back to the colonial "scramble for Africa", see China and the US locked in a new contest for resources.

Perhaps it will come to that, but in Lesotho, as in many parts of the continent, the world's two biggest economies seem to be playing different, and in some respects complementary, roles."

How the US and China compete for influence in Africa - BBC News

 

[Samori Toure]

Here is another article. Apparently the Chinese are not happy about Barack Obama's visit to Africa:

China media: US-Africa summit

"Chinese media point out that the US is "playing catch-up" in Africa as the first ever US-Africa summit ended in Washington on Wednesday, and warn the White House not to "monopolise" the continent.

The meeting was attended by some 40 African leaders. US President Barack Obama hailed a new emerging Africa, while US firms pledged $37bn (£33bn) in investment during the meeting.

Papers in China have been following the event closely, recalling that Beijing has often been criticised for "colonising" Africa with its economic projects.

Noting that the US has "never stopped targeting China", the Global Times observes that the US is now "seemingly following in China's footsteps".

The paper says that China has "no wild ambitions on the African continent" and adds that Beijing "does not feel threatened" by the "warming US-African ties".


"The whole world has to admit that China has been the biggest boost in shifting global attention back to Africa. Without China's rapidly growing co-operation with Africa, many Western countries would probably still be dismissing Africa's massive potential," says the paper.

He Wenping, an expert on African affairs, tells the Chinese edition of the paper that the US should not monopolise the African market.

China media: US-Africa summit - BBC News