A New Cold War In Africa, By Mehari Maru - Premium Times Opinion

It has a large base in Djibouti – the biggest and only permanent U.S. military base in Africa – but it also runs at least

Countries in the region are not only feeling the growing U.S. and Chinese pressure to take one side or the other, but are also increasingly exposed to outside interference by various regional powers.Djibouti has recently found itself at the centre of U.S.-Chinese diplomatic confrontation. Being host to the military bases of both superpowers, the small country has had to play a difficult balancing game.

At this point, to preserve its interests and its peace, Africa has only one option: to reject pressures to swear allegiance to either of the two powers. African countries should uphold their sovereignty in policy and decision-making and pursue the course that is in the best interests of their nations.

Sudan, to the north, has also been the battleground of the ongoing superpower turf war. China had been a long-term supporter of President Omar al-Bashir. Under his rule, Beijing came to dominate the Sudanese oil industry, buying some 80 per cent of its oil and thus providing Khartoum with the much-needed cash to wage war against various rebel groups. It was also one of the few countries, along with Russia, that would break the UN arms embargo and sell weapons to al-Bashir’s regime.

Meanwhile, the U.S. had repeatedly demonstrated that it did not want al-Bashir running for another term. His removal was approved in Washington, which has since appeared to back the interests of Saudi Arabia and UAE in the country. The Trump administration has particularly favoured Emirati, Saudi and Egyptian interests, which have emboldened these three countries in their efforts to shape regional dynamics to their advantage.

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