In the coming months, some of the worst collateral damage of US tariff wars will occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The adverse impact is likely to be aggravated by US protectionism, which shuns economic integration in Africa.

If the US really cared about Africa, it wouldn’t make Africans choose between it and China.

Recently, the White House released its new U.S. Africa strategy, which seeks militarization and portrays China as a threat. This is misguided. Africa can greatly benefit from Chinese and U.S. economic development.

Trump’s Africa strategy is a self-serving reaction to Chinese ties to the continent.

China actually does more good for Africa than most other countries and organizations you could name.

China’s presence in Africa, by the numbers.

As the role of the United States in the international community grows increasingly isolationist -- and President Trump remains a vocal critic of international aid and development programs -- some countries are looking to Beijing in hopes of securing fast financing for infrastructure development projects. However, as the authors of the report warn, many of China’s loans are given under less-stringent conditions than more-established Western multinational lending institutions such as the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund.

Chinese contractors have recently built a railroad in Ethiopia that will connect it to the ocean. The railroad promises to streamline Ethiopia’s exportation process. It is hoped that this new development will boost economic growth in Ethiopia, which has recently stagnated due to a historically bad drought and increasing civil strife.

Through dams, grid construction, and renewable energy technologies, China is significantly helping to address sub-Saharan African energy shortages, and help improve livelihoods.