BY PHILBERT AGANYO A political strategist Under Obama with regards to Africa, the only significant support is the Young African Leaders Initiative, in all its three facets which are the four Regional Learning Centers,...
BY DANIEL OMINDE A radio journalist I think we as Africans were overambitious when it comes to our expectations on what President Obama’s presidency would translate to us. We sort of forgot that his...
BY MARKOS LEMMA An activist and entrepreneur Barack Obama is one of the best presidents that ever happened, but for the US. He was good for Peace Resolution and Climate Change but not for...
BY JUDITH OWIGAR A women’s advocate I think that Obama did a lot for Africa towards the end of his tenure. I am not so much of an American policy person but he could...
BY KUDZAI MUBAIWA A consultant My feeling is that President Obama has done well for us, not so much from a policy or foreign policy perspective—because I don’t know too much about that. But...
BY KOFFI SENAME An architect I didn’t really follow Obama’s presidency. It was a good thing to have a black president, which is proof that black people have the capacity to lead. I didn’t...
BY CHAMBI CHACHAGE A Havard Ph.D. student and a business historian Obama gave a lot of hope to people of African descent all over the world. Globally, Africans had been at the bottom, they...
BY SALIOU AKADIRI Benin’s former foreign minister Ironically, walking in the footsteps of Barack Obama who went down in history in 2008 as the first black president of the United States, Donald Trump, who...
BY GUSTAVE GAZARD A lawyer-counsel and international consultant So many across the world who, after doubting it can happen, thought that the election of a Great Black to the White House would mean the...
BY CARMEN SABINE VIDJANGNI An Acounting auditor At last gone are the passions. By calling Donald Trump last night to concede defeat, Hillary Clinton demonstrated the triumph of democracy. Once again, the United States...
