U.S. Assistance Programs for Africa
According to the U.S. State Department:
The United States is taking strong and sustained action to help build democracy and economic opportunity and to reduce poverty and disease in Africa.
In my humble opinion American foreign policy towards African is a relic from a bygone era and it lacks bold vision with business oriented policy actions. Billions of US aid has been poured into Africa for over fifty years with nothing to show for it. In fact, Africa has been going backwards economically for the last decades despite the massive foreign aid being spent on misguided development projects. I think it is time to face the music and recognize the fact that foreign aid alone will not help lift Africa from poverty and economic stagnation. There must be a new thinking on how to help African to help it self by emphasizing more on trade than handouts. The United States must lead the way by becoming Africa’s true trading partner. One way of doing this is to reduce the massive US and European agricultural subsidies and allow Africa products to compete in the international markets. This will not only be good for Africa but also for the US and European consumers.
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