U.A.E. Is Pouring Money Into Africa, Seeking Resources and Power

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Its efforts to become a world leader, particularly in finance and technology, are likely to be bolstered under President Trump, Ms. Jacobs said.
61% : Like other oil-producing nations in the Persian Gulf, the Emirates is looking to diversify its economy away from fossil fuels, and it sees Africa as an essential part of the plan.
61% : Abu Dhabi National Energy Company has projects in Morocco, Senegal and South Africa and is participating in a project to invest $10 billion in renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa.
47% : Meanwhile, Mr. Trump has fast-tracked America's exit from Africa, ending billions of dollars in funding, dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development and ending all contributions to the African Development Bank.
39% : That isn't to say the Emirates does not have substantial strategic and political interests in Africa.

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