Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)? 

Context:

If we have allies in the Balkans we have allies, NATO, ready, willing and able to go and carry a big part of the burden. In Africa we did not. Now, we have tried -- our countries tried to create an Africa crisis response team there, and we've met some resistance.

Hypothesis: Africa is not an ally with The narrator's home country
Available options:
(i). Yes.
(ii). It's impossible to say.
(iii). No.
(i).