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Africa Connect: Africa-USA Summit - Common Interests of Political Rhetoric

July 3, 2025·14 min·1 clip

Dr. Paul Kariuki analyzes whether the Africa-U.S. summit will forge greater ties or remain just a talk shop amid Trump's isolationist policies.

Dr. Paul Kariuki analyzes the Africa-U.S. summit, discussing Trump's 'commercial diplomacy' strategy to secure U.S. interests in Africa amid competition from China and Russia. The conversation covers U.S. needs for cobalt and lithium, climate change financing tensions, and whether the summit will lead to substantive engagement or remain superficial.

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