Cobus van Staden

Biden in Africa where policies were ‘over-promised and under-delivered’

Reflecting on outgoing US President Joe Biden’s legacy during state visits in Africa, SAIIA Senior Research Fellow Dr Cobus van Staden deliberates on the deeply rooted Chinese influence that exists across the continent and how the Biden administration has navigated this.

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