The Bush's Administration Legacy in Africa

The central objective of this article is to reassess the legacy of George W. Bush on the African continent using new sources and listening to both the American position and the opinion of Africans themselves. The article is composed of three sections. In the first part the Bush administration's policy is compared to the legacy of its predecessors Jimmy Carter (1977-1981), Ronald Reagan (1981-1989), George H. Bush (1989-1993) and Bill Clinton (1993-2001).

In the second part, we focus on the four main pillars of American intervention on the continent: military cooperation, public development aid, disease control (HIV / AIDS and malaria), protection of democracy and good governance. Finally, in the epilogue, it will try to anticipate the position on Africa of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.