On Farewell Tour of Africa, Clinton Hits Familiar Themes

On Farewell Tour of Africa, Clinton Hits Familiar Themes

Last week, Hillary Clinton began what is likely to be her last extended visit to Africa as U.S. secretary of state.

On Tuesday, she met with officials in South Africa, one of nine countries she will visit over 10 days as the U.S. seeks to deepen its ties with the continent.

"When I look at U.S. engagement with Africa from one secretary of state to another, I see a very coherent theme," Mwangi Kimenyi, director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution, told Trend Lines. "They read from the same playbook."

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