US’s Africa Strategy Seeks to Balance China While Promoting US Interests, African Middle Class

National Security Advisor John Bolton unveils the Trump Administration Africa Strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Dec. 13, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The United States will be shifting away from aid programs and toward investment in Africa as it aims to promote stability and self-reliance on the continent.

The new U.S. strategy on Africa also aims to counter aggression on that continent by China and, to a lesser extent, Russia, both of which are focusing their investments  “to gain a competitive advantage over the United States,” national security adviser John Bolton said in a Dec. 13 speech unveiling the new strategy.