Trump and Biden Presidencies Polices on Africa: A Prediction for Trump Second Term’s Africa Policy

by Admin (Posted on December 24, 2024December 24, 2024)

Post Views: 10

By Moshi Isreal

This essay will examine the positive and negative effects of both the Trump 1.0 and Biden Presidencies on the Af

rican continent. The findings of this analysis will help this paper to predict what a Trump 2.0 presidency could mean for Africa. Already before taking office, president elect Trump has had a significant influence on how US foreign policy is formulated and has given observers a sneak peak of his likely priorities in his next tenure as President. This essay shall be structured in a format that focuses

on Trump’s first administration’s impact on Africa, positive and then negative, it will then review the
impact (positive and Negative) of the Biden Presidency and will conclude with an overview of what might be expected from Trump’s second term in office. General Overview of America’s Africa Policy

The United States is the largest giver of humanitarian foreign Aid to the African Continent with over $6.6 billion going to Sub-Saharan Africa in the fiscal year 2024 alone (USAID, 2024). Historically, the United States has had little interest in Africa Pre-World WarII. Their interest in Africa peaked during the cold war era when the USA sought to curtail the influence of the Soviet Union around the globe. Even then the US engaged on a bilateral basis withspecificAfricancountries of interest whomthey didnot wanttofallunder the sphere of influence of the Soviets(Owusu& Carmody, 2020). The post-WorldWarIIerasawthe United States engage with Africamorewithdifferent administrations comingupwithforeignpolicies targeting Africa. Specifically, accordingtoOwusu and Carmody (2020), USengagementwithAfrica saw a surge under the ClintonAdministrationand continued steadily under BushJr andObama.USaid came in the form of security anddevelopmentaidwith the famous African GrowthandOpportunityAct (AGOA), Bush’s highly successful EmergencyPlan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) in2003andObama’sPower Africa that sawover $7billionallocatedtoAfrica (Owusu & Carmody, 2020). Trump 1.0 Positive Impact onAfricaDonald Trump is an unpredictable politicianandnoone knew exactly what to expect whenhetookofficein 2016 for his 1st term. His rhetoricwasconcerningto many and constantly caused panicandcriticismona bi-partisan basis. Africa surely hadnoideawhattoexpect except the fact that Trumpwas determinedtofundamentally change American Foreignpolicy.Forstarters, in the first three years of Trump’spresidency,the continent continued to receive around $7billion. Download PDF [ Download ]

related publications

The United States of America in Africa: The Fading Footprints of an Empire?

Revisionism: In this analysis essay, Frank Gavin emphasizes the importance of taking a second look at history and challenging our assumptions about the past.