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November 19, 2008

What if Obama was African?

Suppose Barack Obama was running for elections in an African country, would he have become president? Mozambican author Mia Couto raises the question, and bloggers from Mozambique and Angola respond. Paula Goes translates their reactions from Portuguese.

November 6, 2008

The Lusosphere for Obama

See how bloggers from Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde and East Timor are celebrating Obama as the new US president, and how they hope his election will bring change to their own countries.

August 30, 2008

Angola: Obama has already won

Angolan journalist Wilson Dadá reflects about the political scenario in the States now, and concludes that regardless the result in November, Obama has already won.

February 7, 2008

Presidential Politics in the US and African Concerns

Aggregated from: Regrets Only: An Africa Journal

The inauguration of a new US president --- especially one of a different political persuasion than his predecessor --- is always a time of uncertainty for foreign governments and groups who wonder if US policies will change dramatically. It is certainly true as the US approaches its 2008 election. B...