African Perception of Chinese Leadership Edges Ahead of US

 Gallup published on 26 April 2024 an article titled "U.S. Loses Soft Power Edge in Africa" by Benedict Vigers.

Gallup just published the results for 2023 of approval ratings in 36 of Africa's 54 countries on leadership in the United States, China, Russia, and Germany.  In 2023, China nudged ahead of the United States by two points compared with 2022.  Both the United States and China remained well ahead of Russia, which did restore its position following a drop in the aftermath of its attack on Ukraine.  

The view of U.S. leadership improved significantly in Ghana, Mauritania, Cote d'Ivoire, and Tunisia but declined sharply in Kenya, Gambia, and Uganda.  China's position was much stronger in Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Guinea, but fell sharply in Gambia and Uganda.  The approval rating for the United States, China, and Russia is down significantly from where it was in 2011.

African View of American and Chinese Leadership

Gallup published an article dated 6 August 2015 titled "U.S. Still Leads China in Leadership Approval in Africa" by Magali Rheault and Justin McCarthy.  It surveyed public opinion in 11 African countries in 2014 and compared the results with 2009.  The countries included Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Chad, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. 

The United States experienced a greater overall decline than China between 2009 and 2014 in its leadership approval rating.  Nevertheless, eight of the eleven countries gave the United States a higher leadership approval ranking in 2014 than they did for China, which scored better in Kenya, Tanzania, and Niger. 

Somalia: A Voice from the Past

The Columbus, Ohio-based Center for Policy Analysis and Research (CfPAR) interviewed on 27 May 2013 former (1964-1967) Somali Prime Minister Abdirizak H. Hussein who now lives in Minneapolis.  The interview, which was published on 21 June 2013, covers Somali corruption, the presidency of Adan Abdulle Osman, leadership and federalism among other topics.