As America's presidential race unfolds, observers in Africa are waiting to learn what policies Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton could adopt towards the continent should she win the White House in November.
President Barack Obama made a significant impression on Africa during his eight years in office, now that legacy may soon be passed to the first female Commander in Chief.
Our Washington correspondent, Priscilla Huff has more.
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Hillary Clinton has a long foreign policy track record as U.S. Secretary of State
But her campaign website does not currently mention Africa, just the fight against the Islamic State
which has expanded to the continent.
Professor Krista Johnson is in the Africa Studies Department at Howard University.
She thinks Hillary Clinton has already given plenty of clues of what her policy toward Africa might be.
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"She has tended to be very supportive of aggressive interventions on the continent of Africa.//In 2006 Hillary Clinton supported sending UN troops into the Darfur region to address the crisis there. And then again in 2011 she supported and in fact promoted the use of NATO to bomb Libya, and that resulted in the assassination of Muammar Gaddafi."
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Both candidates have indicated that targeting extremist groups would be a priority
although Donald Trump likes to criticize Hillary Clinton for failing to call it radical islamic terrorism.
Howard University's Krista Johnson:
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" The Democratic Party platform mentioned some areas were we can suggest that perhaps there will be a stronger emphasis in particular for example in combating security threats such as Boko Haram and Al Shabaab in East Africa".
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U-S President Barack Obama's father was from Kenya
His White House has made developing capacity in Africa a priority, and President Obama has made sure he interacts with the African leaders of the future
launching the Young African Leaders Initiative and the Nelson Mandela Washington fellowship
programs now in their third year.
Earlier in August, President Obama addressed 1,000 young Africans gathered in Washington.
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"As you are watching our election, I want you to know that one of the things that leaders in Washington agree on, on both sides of the political aisle -Republicans and Democrats- is the importance of a strong American partnership with the nations and peoples of Africa. That's true today. I'm confident it will be true for years to come".
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Hillary Clinton is likely to agree.
But Donald Trump is another matter, saying he wants to renegotiate trade deals - which might include AGOA - the African Growth and Opportunity Act - and has made it clear, he wants to put America first.
Priscilla Huff, Washington
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