Comments on: What Now for Obama and Africa?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:48:21 +0000

And Matthew Parris makes the point pretty well in The Times today

So let's get this straight. Barack Obama has not been elected President of the World; the world is not his constituency; and his responsibilities to the world are secondary. He is President-elect of an important but declining power, and his responsibilities, especially in hard times, are to its citizens.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris/article5109994.ece

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:34:27 +0000

I see Mugabe reckons Obama is going to be a bit of a soft touch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7715827.stm

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:52:50 +0000

Nutmeister,
You cheeky blighter. I've been slightly busy this week and not paying much attention to anything else. So I will now provide a link to your post
http://parlezvousmoo.com/2008/11/06/the-losers-of-the-us-election/

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:48:21 +0000

Traditionally Democratic presidents provide less in aid to developing countries than Republicans so wont be surprised if that trend continues. Would be good to see Obama engaging with Africa perhaps as an honest broker now and again. God knows he wouldn’t disimprove the situation.

By: nuttycow

nuttycow — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:27:19 +0000

Have you stolen my blog post Mr Crilly?!

Alright, so you put it better than me but still...