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After WW2, the Americans wanted to boost the confidence of the beleaguered Europeans so the USA ‘gave’ Africa to them to manage but by the 1980s, the US decided to step back in. #BlackTwitter #NSFAR
By the end of the 1980s, Japan was seen as a serious challenger to US hegemony. Japan put forward a major investment plan for Africa which outraged the AMERICANS. The then Secretary of State James Baker put forward an alternative plan, the BAKER PLAN to kill of Japan’s plan
By mid 1990s, the Americans were faced with another Asian upstart. China wanted access to Africa’s resources & would offer infrastructure in return. The US negotiated with China that it would limit its involvement in key areas. Stay out of DRC’s economy & Africa’s SECURITY
