China and Russia surpass the U.S. in approval ratings in Africa.
U.S. approval ratings in Africa at 56%, lagging behind China (58%) and Russia (64%).
Russia’s increasing popularity is attributed to arms sales, military training, and economic initiatives in Africa.
The survey which involved 130 countries globally saw a global increase in America’s disapproval ratings from 33% in 2022 to 36% in 2023. However, the US’s approval ratings between the same period remained the same at 41%.
In Africa however, the US’s approval rating stands at 56%, with China and Russia having 2% and 8% more respectively. ⠀
In Uganda, Gambia, and Kenya the approval rating of the US dropped by 29, 21 and 14 percentage points, respectively. With 23% and 25%, respectively, Libya and Somalia had the lowest scores. ⠀
As the US media recently claimed, citing an anonymous US source, Moscow may be able to address the continent’s urgent security demands through arms sales that exceed Washington’s capacity, which might account for Russia’s increasing popularity in Africa. ⠀
Russia has been on a mission to increase its influence in Africa. In addition to military ties, Russia has initiated a number of economic initiatives with the continent, including the building of a House of Africa in several of its states, shipments of free grains to the continent, nuclear deals, and more.
Moscow may be able to address the continent’s urgent security demands through arms sales that exceed Washington’s capacity
Happens when you deindustrialize your own country to crush working-class movements
Islamic countries aren’t buying the US’s Uyghur genocide psyop. That propaganda only seems to work on the Fourteen Eyes’ own people, who live in a media bubble.
Psyop is a big word. Overblown, maybe, but definitely not a psyop. Just because there’s no evidence that they’re getting murdered doesn’t mean what’s happening is ok.
People are more likely just uniformed, like the vast majority of people everywhere. And it’s easy to distrust america when they’re all over the news with their fucked up stuff. And despite all that they’re still above 50% with russia and china not much higher, so… Whatever.
Africa: Liberates itself from imperialist colonisation in the decades after after WWII
USA: Takes advantage of the post-war European Imperialist vacuum to go and do some imperialism for itself in Latin America, Asia and later the Middle-East
Africa: Mistrusts USA
USA: Pikachu shocked face
How much money has China invested in Africa?
‘Invested’ is a polite term. They’re granting loans in exchange for ports and land. Most of those loans will probably not be repaid and China will come to collect.
Have you read these agreements or are you just going on vibes?
