Trump’s bid to win influence in Africa hits wall of entrenched China

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The Trump administration’s overhaul in sub-Saharan Africa Trump administration officials have envisioned their change in approach to sub-Saharan Africa as almost revolutionary. Nick Checker, the senior bureau official leading the Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, characterized the second Trump administration’s approach to Africa in a recent speech as “very new and different,” representing a “fundamental reset in how the United States approaches development.” “For decades, our approach was defined by how much assistance we delivered, how quickly we could spend, and how many programs we could launch. In this administration, that era is over. We are entering a…