Obama courting Africa hard: Aims for US to usurp China’s lead

By Aaron Maasho and Pascal Fletcher of Reuters CAMP LEMONNIER Djibouti/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ask Major-General Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., the top U.S. military officer in Africa, how he thinks U.S. and European-backed African troops are faring in their war on Islamist militants in Somalia, and his answer comes back smartly: “Pretty darn good!”. But when “son of Africa” U.S. President Barack … Read more