{"id":21247,"date":"2021-01-21T20:58:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T20:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=21247"},"modified":"2021-01-21T20:58:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T20:58:04","slug":"what-will-the-presidency-of-joe-biden-bring-to-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/files\/what-will-the-presidency-of-joe-biden-bring-to-kenya","title":{"rendered":"What will the presidency of Joe Biden bring to Kenya?"},"content":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Joe Biden (pictured above)\u00a0<\/strong>became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday amid tight security.<\/p>\n

Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to\u00a0Biden\u00a0who chose to use the 127-year-old family Bible.<\/p>\n

Biden, 78, is the oldest president elected to the US presidency in the country\u2019s nearly 250 year history. Kamala Harris, a woman of African-Indian origin, who was elected the country’s first black vice president also took the oath administered by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.<\/p>\n

Just like every storm leaves significant structural damage in its path, the U.S. and its relationship with other nations may never fully be restored after Hurricane Trump.<\/p>\n

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It will take months and years to sort out the consequences of Trump\u2019s tumultuous presidency.<\/p>\n

But everybody knows that changes in governments do not bring significant changes to the US system.<\/p>\n

What will\u00a0the presidency of Joe Biden bring to Africa?<\/p>\n

An analyst at the South African Institute of Security said it may do nothing, or it may be somewhat “respectful.”<\/p>\n

As the White House changes guard, uncertainty has clouded Kenya\u2019s recent quest to reach a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.<\/p>\n

Even before Joe Biden took office, he had given strong signals that he planned to abolish many of President Donald Trump’s policies, involving trade, environment, and geopolitics. Factor, which makes Kenya a marginal position in the ongoing bilateral FTA negotiations.<\/p>\n

The unexpected resignation of the US ambassador to Kenya, Kyle McCarter, added to Nairobi’s anxiety.<\/p>\n

He supported President Trump’s belief in deepening trade and business with Africa.<\/p>\n

“The Trump administration values ??bilateral policy guidelines, but the Biden administration has promised to return to multilateralism and establish alliances. Although Kenya may wish to continue pursuing free trade agreements, there is no guarantee that Washington will be interested in it.”<\/p>\n

But if we stick with his words 2010 during his visit to Kenya while he was US Vice President, he said that the successful passage of the new constitution and other important political reforms would increase US investment in this East African country.<\/p>\n

Biden said in a speech in Nairobi that American companies were eager to do business in Kenya.<\/p>\n

He said that if political and economic reforms were carried out as promised, there would be more opportunities. So, if he\u2019s going to keep his words as spoken 10 years ago, there might be big hope for Kenyans.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, China wants to end the trade war that Trump started and is eager to see the new administration lift sanctions imposed on Chinese tech company Huawei in addition to cuts on Chinese goods.<\/p>\n

China\u00a0is also keen to work with the United States on climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, China hopes that the administration of Joe Biden will play a more effective role in global affairs including security and environmental conservation.<\/p>\n

Middle East countries expect the Biden administration to improve relations among the Gulf states. There is hope that under Biden, the United States will take the same steps to improve relations in the Gulf, as it has taken in ties with Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.<\/p>\n

Some Gulf states fear that Biden could move in the direction of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.<\/p>\n

They hope to talk to other countries before taking any step in this direction and bringing them into confidence.<\/p>\n

The Biden administration also expects these countries to play a positive role in Yemen and Syria’s human rights and refugee issues. Mexico hopes that Biden will change the immigration policy for Mexicans and give them relief.<\/p>\n

Under current policies, thousands of people seeking asylum in the United States have to live in dangerous areas of Mexico close to the U.S. border until their applications are processed.<\/p>\n

Latin Americans hope that Biden will impose strict sanctions against Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the people’s eyes here are on how Biden deals with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is considered a staunch supporter of Trump.<\/p>\n

However, analysts believe that it will not be easy for Joe Biden to live up to everyone’s expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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