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The Flip Side of: Foreign interests in Africa

Abu-Bakarr Jalloh | Cai Nebe
March 31, 2023

How can Africa properly exploit the new scramble for Africa? Interest from the US, Europe, Russia, China, and Turkey in Africa opens an opportunity for the continent. Rather than aligning with either the West or Russia and China - the 54 countries can exploit all. Can African countries shift to hardcore "player politics"?

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