DONALD TRUMP’S RE-ELECTION: A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES-AFRICA RELATIONSHIPS

This article examines Trump's foreign policy approach, characterized by the transactional diplomacy and limited engagement in multilateral institutions.It explores how Trump's approach may impact the United States-Africa relationships.President Trump is known for his "America First" stance, which prioritizes unilateral actions over multilateral cooperation.His re-election to the United States' presidency could profoundly impact African diplomacy.His approach could re-shift the United States' foreign policy in Africa away from collaborative efforts with international partners and the regional organizations in addressing regional issues like terrorism and political instability.The analysis focuses on Africa in general and specifically on Mali, grappling with the Kess, Sory 228 ongoing security crises and political instability.It considers the re-orientation of Mali's foreign policy toward alternative powers like Turkey, China, and Russia.In this regard, the qualitative approach is used to collect, interpret and analyze the data.Focus has also been on critical discourse analysis through the lens of Thucydides' Theory of Political Realism as a major methodological framework.As the results, the analysis highlights the importance of the strategic foresight in Mali's diplomacy, as well as the necessity for African countries to assess the potential risks of Donald Trump's second term in shaping their foreign policy trajectories.