IMANI Center’s Bright Simons on BBC World Service

What is the future for Africa on the world stage? With American President Barak Obama’s recent visit to Ghana, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s eleven day, seven nation tour of Africa, many were quick to claim America’s clear superiority in African diplomatic sway.

But America has competition on this front. Sino-African trade tops $107 billion, followed by American-African trade at around $105 billion.

In this interview, Bright Simons, director ofdevelopment research at IMANI Center for Policy and Education, comments on Sino-African trade, looking particularly at the Chinese presence in Ghanaian economic affairs. China\’s challenge to the US in Africa

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