Over the last few days Hillary Clinton‘s visit to Africa as US Secretary of State has dominated the news channels and Twitter streams. Yesterday, I watched a twitterfriend of mine, Ida Horner from @ethnicsupplies, in an hour long TV programme, Shoot the Messenger. It’s a thought-provoking, wide ranging discussion involving a studio panel and several radio interviews.
Hillary Clinton’s eleven-day tour of seven countries shows just how high the continent seems to be on the American foreign policy agenda. The question is why? Ostensibly, Clinton’s trip is to promote better trade relations between the US and Africa, and between African countries themselves. But what’s the true basis of US interest in Africa?
Studio guests: IDA HORNER, Ethnic Supplies Ltd, ALEC VAN GELDER, International Policy Network and RICHARD GIBSON, journalist and writer. Also featuring Professor JAMES SMALL and historian ANTHONY T. BROWER.
- Why is Mrs Clinton really in Africa?
- Is the US African Growth Opportunity ACt helping African women?
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