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185040
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MAJOR political changes are currently taking place in West and Central Africa. France is losing ground in the African countries that used to be its colonies, although it still considers them its indisputable sphere of influence. And this is not a one-way street. The African countries themselves are trying to move away from traditional dependence on a single donor, sponsor or patron and to expand their cooperation horizons.
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082348
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The Africa policies of the United States and of the European Union seem to have undergone significant changes in the years following September 2001. Nevertheless, the paper shows that the choice of policy instruments has been path dependent in both cases. The American policy is not totally path dependent if the size of the military initiatives and the volume of development aid are included in the analysis. The Africa policy of the EU is path dependent even when the increase in development assistance is taken into account. The growth in EU aid can only be explained by reference to the influence of values and norms. Even though September 11 is a 'breaching point', path dependency and bureaucratic inertia seem to be able to explain most of the lacking changes. However, agency-based explanations are also necessary
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170527
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In December 2018 the Trump Administration announced a new Africa strategy.1 This briefing examines US President Donald Trump’s personal views on Africa, which reveal his lack of interest in the continent, other than for its commercial potential; his Administration’s approach to Africa, which actually demonstrates a good deal of continuity with previous US policy under presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama; and examines the new strategy, which is firmly embedded in the context of Trump’s wider ‘America First’ foreign policy and the United States’ strategic global rivalry with China and Russia. It argues that the Africa strategy is entirely consistent with the President’s overall world view, and is less different from previous US Administrations’ policies on Africa than may appear. But that will not make it any more successful, especially as its internal contradictions are exposed
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