WHILE Trump’s African legacy is decidedly mixed – he did not visit the continent, insulted many Africans with offensive comments in 2018, and attempted to impose travel bans on some Muslim-majority African countries – his administration also attempted to boost commercial ties to counter China’s influence in the region.
Trump’s Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (BUILD Act), his 2018 Prosper Africa commercial initiative and his continued support for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) first introduced by President Bill Clinton, offer a solid starting point for the Biden administration, analysts say.
BUILD converted the former Overseas Private Investment Corporation into the US Development Finance Corporation, doubling its budget to $60bn in the process and setting a higher ceiling for US government private sector infrastructure projects in developing countries, according to analysis from the Institute of Security Studies, a South African thinktank.
While Trump was
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