So how does WikiLeaks play out in regards to US/Africa policy? Here are a few of the more striking leaks from America’s relations with the continent.
- The US had been well aware of the blood-diamond trade in Zimbabwe, and had put little/no efforts into stopping it.
- Shell oil has become deeply embedded in nearly all ministries of the Nigerian government - knowledge of which was not made public
- The US knew about illicit arms shipments from Ukraine to the unstable region of Southern Sudan, and yet allowed them to flow freely.So perhaps leak #4 is rather hypocritical as it exposes US sentiment toward China’s Africa strategy. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson describes China in Africa as a “pernicious economic competitor” with “no morals”.
by Ross Thoutte
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