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My hot take that I don't feel like justifying further than this comment is that George W Bush was the best president when it came to being a partner to African Nations. It's the closest the US came to striking a helpful balance between its interests and the interests of partnering nations. It might be the only win for his presidency.
You know what will really help that? Removing the only African-born member of the House of Representatives from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for performative racist, sexist, and Islamaphobic political theatre. 
That'll convince Africa we're on their side. \/s