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DONALD TRUMP AND AFRICA. THE INITIAL STAGE
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S0321-50750000591-6-1
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Authors
Andrey Urnov 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0520-0194
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Issue №3
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2-13
Abstract
In this article the review of the US military activities in Africa is concluded. In brief are depicted the ways the US relations with some African countries were shaped. Special attention was paid to Egypt. As before, the ruling regimes in South Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo were «blacklisted». The relations with the Republic of South Africa were equable, but rather cool. US supported the UN led political process in Libya/ Military assistance was rendered to the Government of National Accord. In Kenya, where the opposition refused to recognize the results of presidential elections, Washington called upon the parties to resolve the problem through dialogue. The legitimacy of president Uhuru reelection was not put in doubt. President Museveni of Uganda statement that Trump's policy would help African leaders to get rid of dependency syndrome was appreciated in Washington. Close remained the relations with Nigeria. US welcomed the resignation of Zimbabwe president R.Mugabe. The concluding part of the article deals with major developments in the US-Africa relations, which took place at the end of 2017 - at the beginning of 2018. In November 2017 the US Secretary of State met in Washington with foreign ministers of 37 African countries. Washington's political, economic, military and security priorities in Africa were expounded in "The regional context" section of the new National security strategy of the United States adopted in December 2017. According to the strategy, the two main US enemies in Africa are terrorist and China. DTrump decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital led to a deterioration of the US relations with African countries.. African states vote on the GA resolution concerning the Crimea had shown a significant positive evolution of their position on that problem.
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USA, African policy, economic aid, military activities, terrorism, bilateral and multilateral relations
Date of publication
01.03.2018
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