Brooks Spector is an Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick newspaper. He settled in Johannesburg after a career as a U.S. diplomat in Africa and East Asia, and previously taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, was a consultant for an international NGO, and ran a theater. He is a regular commentator for South African and international print/broadcast/online media.

Last Updated: March 19, 2018

Tillerson’s Last Act: ‘Do as I Say, Not as I Do’ Advice for Africa

Eric Olander & Brooks Spector
There is a certain irony when a U.S. envoy travels to Africa to warn his hosts about the dangers of borrowing money from China. The United States, after all, is the world’s most indebted country and borrows more from China than any other nation in...