A Certain Amount of Madness Podcast

Now That Trump Won - How Accurate Were These Predictions? Every four years, the world holds its breath for the outcome of the US election. Africa is no different — and yet the continent is rarely part of that conversation.

Why? Because whoever wins, US-Africa policy tends to stay the same.

In this episode, Mamka Anyona is joined by David Adler, General Coordinator of Progressive International, and Kiritu Chege, member of the Communist Party of Kenya, to break down what American electoral outcomes actually mean for the African continent — and what Africa should be doing about it regardless of who sits in the White House.👉

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:27 Why the US Election Matter to Africa

01:16 George Bush & PEPFAR: Humanitarian Aid or Imperial Whitewash?

02:00 Obama’s Legacy: The NATO Destruction of Libya

02:57 Trump’s “Shithole Countries”

03:27 Biden’s Militarisation of US-Africa Relations

03:57 Kamala vs. Trump: Will Anything Change for Africa?

04:55 The Bipartisan Consensus on Africa

10:52 China, Russia, & Africa’s Strategic Value

13:41 Africa as the Backbone of the Global Economy

15:30 Kenya as America’s Imperial Partner

18:18 The Global Arms Race for Clean Energy Minerals

19:58 Economic Warfare on the Global South

22:52 US Militarism vs. Africa’s Anti-Colonial Response

27:33 Does the US Still Have Soft Power in Africa?

29:59 Africa’s Response to Colonialism & Imperialism

33:36 Why Neoliberalism Cannot Deliver for Africa: IMF & the Finance Bill

37:57 Green Energy Approaches: American vs. China

39:20 From Mobilisation to Organisation: What Maandamano Revealed

44:50 Reproductive Rights, US Foreign Aid & the Lesser Evil Debate

50:32 Land, Food and Freedom - Need for Parallel Institutions

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