| Copycon said: Half of them still live in africa, though some of them recieved their education in the US. I don't fully doubt you about Bush, and generally, at least from the people that I know, a lot of africans still distrust the former colonial powers. However, the 'washington consensus' (IMF and IBRD) are still seen as institutions working under the control of the US. On that point I don't know who would be considered to be the best president, to be honest, I have to little knowledge about their policies. Personally, McCain seems to be a decent guy that could do a somewhat decent job both internally and externally, but Palin as vice scare the shit out of me. |
Bush has been popular in Africa for three reasons: his funding for HIV initiatives, his funding for malaria initiatives, and the creation of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). The MCA is one of the few successful policies of Bush's administration; of course, for those who do not study international politics, it is a relatively unknown program.
I am not surprised at Obama's popularity in Europe-especially Continental Europe (CE). I think it is a fair assessment that Obama wishes to focus more on US relations with Continental Europe-especially Berlin and Paris.
