(Bolton) US lashes out at 'predatory' China, Russia in Africa

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US lashes out at 'predatory' China, Russia in Africa
[AFP]Sebastian Smith, Shaun TANDON
,AFP•December 13, 2018

Washington (AFP) - The United States lashed out Thursday at "predatory" Chinese and Russian involvement in Africa as it announced a leaner footprint on the continent that insists on accountability in trade and peacekeeping.

In a speech billed as unveiling a new US strategy on Africa, national security advisor John Bolton echoed Trump's "America First" philosophy, showing a distrust of international institutions and a sense of stark competition with rival powers.

Bolton denounced China for its aggressive quest for natural resources and its rising military and maritime presence -- warning that the balance of power in the Horn of Africa could shift to Beijing -- and accused Russia of using the continent to seek past imperial glory.

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