Obama rings the changes

African citizens enthuse about the prospect of an Obama presidency, but their governments are much more cautious

A victory for Barack Obama in the United States Presidential elections on 4 November would be greeted with a roar of approval across Africa and the diaspora. For many, it would be seen as a hugely symbolic victory for Africa at a time when the continent’s economies are growing in the slipstream of the more dynamic Asian powers. It would strengthen Africa-US ties amidst a long-term geopolitical re-ordering in which African traders and policymakers have been turning to Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. <

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Barack Obama, Kenya, Raila Odinga, Mother Africa, Witney Schneidman, John McCain, Peter Pham, George Bush, Somalia, Burkina Faso, Omer Hassan Ahmed el Beshir, Rwanda, China, Africa Confidential, Africa Confidential

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