President Obama’s current trip to Africa has garnered much attention. But lost amidst the discussions of the cost of his trip and reasons for why he isn’t visiting his “homeland” of Kenya is this fact: the US government appears interested in pushing back against China’s growing commercial influence on the African continent. For anti-corruption professionals, this could get interesting. Many of the world’s fastest growing economies are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. But in the past, U.S. presidents who have visited the area have generally focused on foreign aid, health, and security issues, not on trade and More…![]()
