Africa and the US under the Biden administration: A response to Moeletsi Mbeki
(WorldNews China)

The election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president and vice-president of the United States, respectively, has inspired hope in America`s revival as a responsible and committed player in multilateralism. Indeed, former president Donald Trump set such a low standard for the US presidency that he has inadvertently and retrospectively rehabilitated George W Bush`s presidency. Trump`s administration was everything that an American presidency should not be. Four years of Trump were characterised by race-baiting, white supremacy and an insular brand of politics that blackmailed institutions such as the World Health Organisation and treaties such as the Iran Nuclear Deal and the Paris Accord,...