Trade Assistance on Sustainable Development of Africa

The freezing of the Trump administration foreign aid has been felt directly on the African continent, where many of the poorest countries in the world rely on foreign aid for most of their government’s budgets. The decision has sparked an old debate in development studies regarding the role of foreign aid against trade in promoting development. The World Trade Organization has tried to find synergies by suggesting “trade help” as a strategy. Unfortunately, the current approach does not leave much room for trade to play a role as the Trump administration is unlikely to renew the act of growing and African opportunities that has promoted trade as a tool of development as part of US foreign policy.

What we need is a reasoned approach to planning the aging dependency while we admit that there will be market failures and circumstances when assistance will be an essential economic security training. Such localized economic security, especially in Africa, has become very important to reduce migration impulse, especially for Europe. The most vulnerable part of Africa in this regard is the Sahel region which is where Sahara meets the damp tropical belt of the central continent. Last year, I worked with the office of Senator Chris Coons of Delaware to organize an event in the US Capitol for conflict in the region and their links to natural resources. This was partially inspired by work by various basic organizations that suggested the link between environmental initiatives and the construction of peace in the region.

Last week, I was in one of the most important places of the Sahel – Mali, to undertake some research on the gold mining sector and take into account the ways in which it can contribute more meaningful. I also had the opportunity to meet the US ambassador to the mountain, he Rachna Korhonen and one of her members of the old staff Dr. Marissa Smith. The competence of the American Foreign Service officers is the envy of foreign missions in Africa, and these public servants deserve our highest admiration. They are serving America’s interests in very challenging field environments, and we must respect their surveillance on the ground.

The mountain may seem just as distant to most Americans as the Disney descriptions of his most famous Timbuktu city’s most famous city. However, in a globalized world, we cannot neglect complex links between environmental change, public perception of foreign investment and long -term security imperatives. As an example of how the US has made a change in Sahel, consider the “Great Green Wall” initiative which aims to restore degraded lands in the region to ensure food safety. American support for the world food program has been essential to make this project applicable. It is worth noting that President Trump supported the appointment of South Carolina Governor David Beasley to serve as the WFP director during his first term. It was during this period that the WFP was given the Nobel Peace Ismation and Beasley made a speech of historical acceptance that deserves to be heard by colleagues in the current administration.

Africans do not want to depend on aid from organizations such as USAID or world food program and are doing their best to give up such help. Many Africans are returning to the continent as well as to promote sustainable self-sufficiency. My host in the mountain was the former deputy leader of the Intergovernmental Panel for climate change, Professor Yeuba Sokona who returned to his homeland after 40 years abroad. He is one of the 14 sisters and sisters and everyone is educated and are again in Africa. Even his three foreign educated children are now all in Africa and contribute to the development of the continent. His retirement mission is to train African youth in the connection of energy with development by creating a system -oriented network.

Inspirational individuals like Professor Sokona must give confidence to taxpayers in the donor countries that most Africans have a strong sense of pride to use any help significantly. They want to level the playing field with help that would allow them to compete fairly in global markets and build their fortunes without fear or favor. This year’s G20 presidency is with South Africa, which is the largest economy of the continent. We may disagree with all their internal or external policies, but we must consider how far the country has come from its scary past. Mr. Musk should analyze data showing that the place of his birth has used foreign aid more effectively for any major developing country. It is easy to shake public opinion with deceitful sounds and favoids, but the debate on foreign help needs calm and a view towards broader planetary endenses.