US President-elect Donald Trump's preference for transactional politics and populist gestures may bring openings and perils in Africa. The Obama administration's efforts to change UN rules for funding peacekeepers in Africa have been halted in the transition to the Trump administration. The idea of 'liberal peace' and multilateralism has been replaced by transactional deals with American allies in the Middle East and Africa. Trump has shown hostility towards China's influence in Africa and aversion to deploying American soldiers.