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Africa is a continent, not a nation. Some of the nations in Africa have issues that preclude a warm US relationship. Such as tyranny, hated of America, and complete lack of a government to deal with. >

Lmao, friend, when has tyranny ever been a deal breaker for us in the past? >

When the tyrant didn’t cut the US or it’s ally’s favorable terms to extract natural resources for fractions of pennies on the dollar while leaving the nation destitute? >

i feel like we more just dont think of it at all >

Agreed.  There are some really nice roads there now.  谢谢你 >

The US thinks of everyone as pawns lol >

That's a bit of a simplistic way to describe the entirety of the US foreign policy, no? >

Yes, I suppose, but it's still more true than not, and the main reason why I like pushing this button is because a lot of this is pretty much utterly ignored in US education or the US media for the most part.
Beyond that, the US never has been very good at wielding soft power as compared to the Chinese for example. The US approach has always been a much more direct stick and carrot approach, and honestly you can't tell me that the average American has a single clue as to the cultural intricacies of pretty much any other country in the world you care to name. >


Beyond that, the US never has been very good at wielding soft power as compared to the Chinese for example.

Could you elaborate on that? How exactly does China wield soft power? Or I guess, what exactly is soft power in this context?

and honestly you can't tell me that the average American has a single clue as to the cultural intricacies of pretty much any other country in the world you care to name.

I dont understand what this has to do with discussions about foreign policy >

China is investing heavily in Africa. More mutual benefit than carrot-and-stick. Self-interested, no doubt, but more attractive, IMO. Africa is a sleeping giant. >

Sure, and I understand that point - their claim was that China is better at wielding soft power than the US, which is what I was curious about how they came to that conclusion. 
With specific regards to African countries yes, to my knowledge China has spent more effort cultivating those relationships. But it is not a came that can be made globally.