The conventional wisdom on President Barack Obama’s engagement with Africa is largely critical – his predecessor did so much more. Africans love Obama nonetheless, observers say. This trip includes some firsts: Obama will be the first sitting American president to address the African Union in Ethiopia, where he has already boldly called for political freedoms. And in Kenya, his father’s homeland, he spoke frankly about gay rights and corruption.
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Will Obama’s Africa Tour Dispel Disengagement Narrative?
Posted July 27th, 2015 at 3:33 pm (UTC-4)
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Kenya, Open for Business
Posted July 27th, 2015 at 8:25 am (UTC-4)
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The Chinese have built large numbers of roads, modern office buildings, schools, and ports, as well as other major infrastructure projects. From this, he is likely to conclude that Kenya — in a pattern that is true across the continent — is changing rapidly, and American commercial relations are not keeping up.
Going to Kenya Is a Dumb Idea, Mr. President
Posted May 8th, 2015 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
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…we can continue to be friendly to Kenya without our president paying a visit and, by so doing, conferring legitimacy.