Questions remain about how the incoming US President Donald Trump will handle Africa, a continent he's spoken very little about.
So far there have been a few hints and a list of questions.
But all of them suggest a level of skepticism towards the current US-Africa strategy, and signal possible changes ahead.
Nick Harper reports from New York.
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Donald Trump could be about to re-shape US policy towards Africa. The only problem is no one is completely sure what he's planning.
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His Twitter account, where so many of his opinions surface, gives some insight.
Like his tweet from 2013 saying, "Every penny of the $7 billion going to Africa as per Obama will be stolen - corruption is rampant!"
Or his thoughts on South Africa, which he calls "a crime ridden mess".
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Another hint to Trump's plan is a 4-page list of questions his team recently sent to the US State Department and Pentagon.
They questioned US-Africa engagement, with worries over corruption, US troops helping fight Boko Haram, and sending US financial aid to the continent.
John Campbell, Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, SOT "Africa will not be a high priority for him. And I also thought that the questions themselves indicated that the people who put them together didn't know very much about Africa."
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Former US Ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell thinks Trump will rely on the people around him. And that could mean a level of continuity.
John Campbell, Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, SOT "If that is so the Trump administration's approach to Africa will not be dramatically different from the approach to Africa by George W Bush of Barack Obama."
But Trump's campaign pledges if turned into policy could hurt Africa. He promised to prioritize domestic aid programs over foreign ones.
He repeatedly threatened to scrap trade deals, possibly putting the $50 billion dollar African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA, on the chopping block.
And he suggested scaling back America's contribution to the United Nations, which could hit the Sustainable Development Goals and reduce peacekeeping budgets for African nations.
His support for PEPFAR, President George W Bush's Africa-focused AIDS initiative, is similarly in doubt.
Even though his nominee for ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said she plans to continuing funding the program.
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All of this has left the outgoing Obama administration a little unsure of the road ahead. Here's Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes.
Ben Rhodes SOT "I can't say for certain what the incoming team's approach is going to be. There's be a diversity of views expressed by both he President-elect and members of his team. I think the point that we've made to them is America gets a lot out of these alliances. There's a lack of appreciation in this country for just how much we benefit from these alliances."
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At this stage Donald Trump's strategy for the African continent remains largely opaque. Things may change, or they may stay the same. But without any solid policies or concrete plans those hints about potential changes are causing ripples around the world.
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So far there have been a few hints and a list of questions.
But all of them suggest a level of skepticism towards the current US-Africa strategy, and signal possible changes ahead.
Nick Harper reports from New York.
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TAKE PKG
TAKE VO
Donald Trump could be about to re-shape US policy towards Africa. The only problem is no one is completely sure what he's planning.
TAKE VO
His Twitter account, where so many of his opinions surface, gives some insight.
Like his tweet from 2013 saying, "Every penny of the $7 billion going to Africa as per Obama will be stolen - corruption is rampant!"
Or his thoughts on South Africa, which he calls "a crime ridden mess".
TAKE VO
Another hint to Trump's plan is a 4-page list of questions his team recently sent to the US State Department and Pentagon.
They questioned US-Africa engagement, with worries over corruption, US troops helping fight Boko Haram, and sending US financial aid to the continent.
John Campbell, Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, SOT "Africa will not be a high priority for him. And I also thought that the questions themselves indicated that the people who put them together didn't know very much about Africa."
TAKE VO
Former US Ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell thinks Trump will rely on the people around him. And that could mean a level of continuity.
John Campbell, Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, SOT "If that is so the Trump administration's approach to Africa will not be dramatically different from the approach to Africa by George W Bush of Barack Obama."
But Trump's campaign pledges if turned into policy could hurt Africa. He promised to prioritize domestic aid programs over foreign ones.
He repeatedly threatened to scrap trade deals, possibly putting the $50 billion dollar African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA, on the chopping block.
And he suggested scaling back America's contribution to the United Nations, which could hit the Sustainable Development Goals and reduce peacekeeping budgets for African nations.
His support for PEPFAR, President George W Bush's Africa-focused AIDS initiative, is similarly in doubt.
Even though his nominee for ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said she plans to continuing funding the program.
TAKE VO
All of this has left the outgoing Obama administration a little unsure of the road ahead. Here's Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes.
Ben Rhodes SOT "I can't say for certain what the incoming team's approach is going to be. There's be a diversity of views expressed by both he President-elect and members of his team. I think the point that we've made to them is America gets a lot out of these alliances. There's a lack of appreciation in this country for just how much we benefit from these alliances."
TAKE VO
At this stage Donald Trump's strategy for the African continent remains largely opaque. Things may change, or they may stay the same. But without any solid policies or concrete plans those hints about potential changes are causing ripples around the world.
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