Comments on: China shunts U.S. into second place in Scramble for Africa http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/08/07/china-shunts-us-into-second-place-in-scramble-for-africa/ African business, politics and lifestyle Tue, 21 May 2013 14:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Dade http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/08/07/china-shunts-us-into-second-place-in-scramble-for-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-4056 Dade Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:10:58 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=1771#comment-4056 Hillary Clinton appears to understand the need for a balancing act in promoting both trade and human rights. Both are important to Africa and as long as the current US regime doesn't emabrk on some of the patronizing attitudes of the Bush administration, then they can regain the initiative in Africa. But in China, there sure have a tough match. This should be good for the African governments sensible enough to play both sides off each other to get the best deals for their citizens. Hillary Clinton appears to understand the need for a balancing act in promoting both trade and human rights.
Both are important to Africa and as long as the current US regime doesn’t emabrk on some of the patronizing attitudes of the Bush administration, then they can regain the initiative in Africa. But in China, there sure have a tough match.
This should be good for the African governments sensible enough to play both sides off each other to get the best deals for their citizens.

]]> By: Aly-Khan Satchu http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/08/07/china-shunts-us-into-second-place-in-scramble-for-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-4055 Aly-Khan Satchu Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:33:34 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=1771#comment-4055 I second Nduka Tolefe Esq.s comments. 10 Years ago the demand side of the Equation was egregious and one sided. Today, we have a new c21st Multipolarity on the Demand side which I am certain mitigated and tapered the epicentre of the V, which would otherwise have been a great deal deeper. The Chinese arrival is not something new. I come from Mombasa and if you care to visit the Museum at Fort Jesus [the c21st just landed just outside the Fort with the recent arrival of the undersea Cables some 100 Years after the Railways were built] you will find Centuries old Chinese Porcelain. The Point is that a lot of Trade is all about the extraction of Natural Resources. Now whilst this is important, this is the historic landscape. It has had singularly poor trickledown. The future is not about whats in the ground, it is about the Folk who walk on the ground. Africa's greatest resource is it Human Resource and thats the next supergrowth curve and the Gold is in finding Platforms to leverage Human Capital. Aly-Khan Satchu www.rich.co.ke Twitter alykhansatchu I second Nduka Tolefe Esq.s comments. 10 Years ago the demand side of the Equation was egregious and one sided. Today, we have a new c21st Multipolarity on the Demand side which I am certain mitigated and tapered the epicentre of the V, which would otherwise have been a great deal deeper.

The Chinese arrival is not something new. I come from Mombasa and if you care to visit the Museum at Fort Jesus [the c21st just landed just outside the Fort with the recent arrival of the undersea Cables some 100 Years after the Railways were built] you will find Centuries old Chinese Porcelain.

The Point is that a lot of Trade is all about the extraction of Natural Resources. Now whilst this is important, this is the historic landscape. It has had singularly poor trickledown.

The future is not about whats in the ground, it is about the Folk who walk on the ground. Africa’s greatest resource is it Human Resource and thats the next supergrowth curve and the Gold is in finding Platforms to leverage Human Capital.

Aly-Khan Satchu
http://www.rich.co.ke
Twitter alykhansatchu

]]> By: Nduka Tolefe http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/08/07/china-shunts-us-into-second-place-in-scramble-for-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-4050 Nduka Tolefe Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:22:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=1771#comment-4050 Goodnews for Africa, we welcome this new multipolar world were competition is the name of the game. We are not just restricted to dealing with the USA or the EU, its great news. Goodnews for Africa, we welcome this new multipolar world were competition is the name of the game. We are not just restricted to dealing with the USA or the EU, its great news.

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