Interest in Africa Increasing Globally

China, Europe seek their own strategic advantages on the continent, for different reasons

Chinese employees of the new railway which will link Addis Ababa to Djibouti take pictures in front of the Chinese-made Ethiopian trains in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sep. 24, 2016. ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER/AFP/Getty Images

Different countries’ national interests aren’t limited to their territories or neighborhoods.

Good economic, foreign, and security policies are based on identifying national interests and cultivating spheres of interest, to different degrees and varying levels of priority. Regional and global powers will establish spheres where they can exercise influence.