Competition aside, Washington and Beijing have many shared interests on the African continent, from security to economics to public health.

In U.S. President Joe Biden’s first foreign policy speech, he made clear that his administration views China as its most significant national security challenge.
Economic Cooperation

Within the realms of trade and investment, much has been said about the competition between U.S. and Chinese interests in Africa. Indeed, in light of rising Chinese investments on the continent, and of increasing U.S. denunciations of Chinese initiatives, such competition has been characterized as a «new scramble for Africa,» with the African nations caught in the midst of this geopolitical struggle.

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