Obama to unveil new Africa strategy

AFP ^ | June 13, 2012 | Stephen Collinson

[Free ThinkerNY]

President Barack Obama will release a comprehensive new US Africa strategy Thursday, seeking to boost trade, strengthen peace and security and bolster democratic institutions.

The blueprint will notably seek to encourage the "stunning" potential of economic growth to lift millions out of poverty in a continent more often associated with famine, poverty and strife, a senior US official told AFP.

The plan will be unveiled nearly three years after Obama, the son of a Kenyan father, laid out his priorities for the often crisis-scarred continent in Ghana, on the sole trip of his presidency so far to sub-Saharan Africa.

Obama directed staff to sketch a new strategy in a four-month process to focus on the multiple challenges of the continent, which include famine, drought and instability, but also to exploit emerging growth potential.

"This strategy commits the United States to be proactive in the face of the numerous challenges and opportunities that we have identified," the senior official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The White House will target four main areas of focus: strengthening democratic institutions, encouraging economic growth, trade and investment and prioritizing peace and security as well as promoting development.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"How many Billions is this going to cost us?"

Billions are for his Dim0Cracker friends, and Wookie getaways.

He be goin fur Trillions!

[JerseyanExile]

Africa is one of the world’s great untapped sources of natural resources, and right now China is the one gaining all the influence there. It’s Chinese constructions companies, Chinese firms, Chinese military advisers, Chinese arms, Chinese investment money. If we don’t act to counter them, most of east sub-Saharan Africa will eventually fall solidly in the Chinese sphere of influence.

[MasterGunner01]

Obama is defecting to Kenya where he is a legend in his own mind. He can probably get a gig at the UN Headquarters in Nairobi.

[aruanan]

Obama to unveil new Africa strategy

He's going to bring all of Sub-Saharan Africa over here and turn the empty continent over to the Chinese who will then be better able to manage and develop it.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

That guy sitting on the brach is an expert on "fir ends." We should ask him about China and AQ.

[stormer]

Exactly correct.

[knarf]

How about;

Resign and return.

[ebshumidors]

And they’ll cast ballots in Chicago.

[ronnie raygun]

seeking to boost trade, strengthen peace and security and bolster democratic institutions.

Setting up shop for the new kenyan king? These are code words like most in his rants to the American people, remember “middleclass” “shovel ready” “green”? More of our tax payer money lost. Boost trade?????? what trade? Strengthen peace and security? Im concerened over that(barf) The criminal code is in use once more to swindle tax payer money abroad before we boot his a## out the door

[Right Wing Assault]

The plan will be unveiled nearly three years after Obama, the son of a Kenyan father, laid out his priorities for the often crisis-scarred continent in Ghana, on the sole trip of his presidency so far to sub-Saharan Africa.

Of course, since he had to think about this for three years, he will need another four years to implement the plan.

[Darnright]

There can be no strategy without a complicit Congress. If the Senate and Congress were to approve such an irresponsible track, they should all be replaced at the very first opportunity.

We have NO business giving money we're borrowing to third world despots.

[Paleo Conservative]

I thought his Africa strategy was to make the US more like Africa.