US foreign policy toward africa
As the United States looks to strengthen its position as the "World Power" and looks for new avenues to invest in, it has taken an interest in "the upliftment and development" of Africa. In doing so, the United States has begun pumping money and media attention into Africa in amounts usually reserved for European nations. Ultimately, all policy and relations that the United States has with Africa center on trade and commerce. In making these assumptions, I am in no way implying that African nations and peoples will not greatly benefit from the United States' "generosity". Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Susan Rice has greatly publicized the United States' need to implement aid and investment programs into Africa's growing and transitioning nations. In a recent address to the Trade and Investment Conference on Africa, Ms. Rice pointed out that 'Africans difficult and courageous efforts to keep deficits down, maintenance of realistic exchange rates, and an increase in competition through domestic deregulation, trade reform, and the privatization of public enterprises' as major reasons to increase support to Africa. She also stated that "US leadership and support are critical to that tra
4. eliminate US quotas on textiles and apparel manufactured in Sub Saharan Africa A very similar White House proposal, the Partnership for Economic Growth and Opportunity in Africa, has been written, but it differs in that it requires the countries to fulfill certain criteria. Still both plans' objective is to encourage African governments to adopt market-oriented economic policies. 2. plan the creation of US free trade zones in Africa eliminate US quotas on textiles and apparel manufactured in Sub Saharan Africa 1. extend import tariff concessions for ten years nsformation (process)". She goes further to state that the US' efforts have been a significant factor in democracy building and economic development which will greatly benefit Africans in the long run. 5. create an annual US-Africa economic forum Yet still we must realized that the US will gain a great deal too by investing in Africa. The growth of the Africa economy has allowed for many American products businesses and services to come into Africa and prosper. Africa has over a half billion potential consumers with the US making at least four billion dollars or more off of them annually. This does not include the one hundred thousand jobs that this creat
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