World in 10

The US tries to regain influence in Africa

As President Ruto of Kenya becomes the first African leader to officially visit Washington in 15 years, our Africa correspondent Jane Flanagan explains how the continent has become a proxy for a wider power struggle between the US, China and Russia. Plus, global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw discusses the threat of escalation if Ukraine uses NATO-supplied weapons to directly attack Russian territory. The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists.  Watch more: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio</a> Read more: <a href="http://thetimes.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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