Why Does the US Play Risky in Africa?
Andrea Böhm, Die Zeit | August 14, 2009
The “moral capital” of the US remains high in Africa and yet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did little more than berate African leaders. ++ This visit was supposed to demonstrate the US aim to increase bilateral collaboration and to condemn Chinese policy towards human rights. ++ Clinton characterized Nigeria as the “most corrupt sub-Saharan country” and referred to the “pathetic achievements of the Congolese government.” ++ “These politics of targeted affronts will only work if moral rhetoric is followed by political practice.”
