In move to counter China and Russia, US says it has alternative for African nations | South China Morning Post

The US will not force African countries to choose between it and its rivals, particularly China and Russia, but will offer a more constructive alternative, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. "The United States will not dictate Africa's choices. Neither should anyone else," Blinken said during a speech launching Washington's new strategy for sub-Saharan Africa at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, on Monday. "The right to make these choices belongs to Africans, and Africans alone," he said. In a move seen as a counterbalance to Chinese and Russian influence in Africa, Blinken said the US would push…