America Has a Problem in Africa: China

<p>Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Africa last week was designed to send a simple message to its governments and people — China is not your friend. The United States is.</p><p>Abdi Latif Dahir, The New York Times’s East Africa correspondent, explains what the United States has to lose if countries in Africa choose China.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/abdi-latif-dahir">Abdi Latif Dahir</a>, the East Africa correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The vice president<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/world/africa/kamala-harris-visit.html"> faced a balancing act</a> as she tried to foster relationships.</li><li>The U.S. tried to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/us/politics/china-africa-us-relations.html"> counter China’s moves in Africa</a> during a summit last year.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>