When it comes to terrorism, the link between America and the 'nonradical' Islamists is that they both think they are able to profit from this terrorism.
The effort to bring order to Syria is no longer the concern of 20 million Syrians, suffering from the worst disaster the region has known in years; the issue is now about peace and security for everyone.
Beyond the celebration of his speech, however, there is no indication that this conference will amount to a great transition for the weak relationship between Africa and the United States.
While waiting for the illusory “Chinamerica,” the narrowing Chinese-American dialogue has something to reassure itself with, because the Chinese and the Americans are linked by a truly Faustian pact: some 800 billion dollars of American treasury bonds are held by China.