Africa’s policy towards the US: The Biden Era eBook

Following the transition from the Republican administration of Donald Trump to the presidency of Democrat Joe Biden, this book provides multiple perspectives on an African policy framework towards the United States. It is a product of conversations, discussions and debates that took shape from early 2020 as the election season leading to presidential, gubernatorial, and senatorial elections rose in prominence in the US. The initial discussions culminated in the publication of thought leadership articles dubbed “Biden and Africa: Continuity or Change?”, published in July 2021 by an imprint of Good Governance Africa, the Africa in Fact magazine. In this volume, the authors expand and expound on their initial thoughts to off er extended thoughts on US-Africa relations that should be considered by policymakers, intellectuals, government officials and civil society actors. The connecting thread throughout the book is: how should Africa approach the US during the tenure of the Joe Biden administration? The book provides African perspectives on the US in a cascading manner from the broad and general to the topical and specific, from new ways of thinking about the US by Africans, to African agency as a panacea to the paucity of peace and security on the continent, homosexuality and related human rights, the role of the US in African governance to economics, trade, and investment.