Fewer people today approve of United States President Barack Obama’s leadership in the three African countries he is visiting, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania, than when he was first elected to office in 2009.
According to a poll released yesterday by Washington-based polling company, Gallup, 80 percent of the people of Senegal, the first country Obama visited, approved of his leadership down from 87 percent when he came to office.
In South Africa, where Obama currently is, those who approve his leadership dropped from 92 percent in 2010 to 76 percent.
There were demonstrations during Obama’s visit to South Africa including by the country’s largest trade union federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), which is also an alliance partner with the ruling African National Congress.
Obama’s approval is lowest in the country he is visiting last, Tanzania. His approval rating has dropped from 89 percent in 2009 to 70 percent.
Gallup said the trend in approval ratings in Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania was in line with what it found throughout the region.
US leadership approval in Sub-Saharan Africa has dropped from 85 percent in 2009 to 70percent.
But, despite this decline, among the regions, Obama is still loved in Africa most.
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