African Security and the United States: Letters from Africa to President Donald J. Trump

• Published in: African security Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 73 - 79
• Main Authors: Obasanjo, Iyabo, Solomon, Hussein, Aning Afua Lamptey, Emmanuel Kwesi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pretoria Routledge 03.04.2017; Taylor & Francis, Ltd; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: International relations; Militarization; Presidents; Regional security; Trump, Donald J; United States > US; Africa

Eight years ago we printed three letters to President Obama at the cusp of the new administration (Volume 2, Issue 1, 2009). Two prominent themes infused those letters: First, the traditional approach to security that focuses on the state is a poor fit for Africa. Rarely do African states threaten t...