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The United States presidential election is only a few days away, and polls show that Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are statistically tied, with no clear sign of a victor. This is probably the closest U.S. presidential election ever.

Harris, the Democratic Party’s candidate, and Republican Trump are campaigning tirelessly in the battleground or swing states, where both parties have no overwhelming and either can win, making the states highly competitive and crucial for the outcome.


Whoever wins the election has serious implications for the rest of the world, especially the continent of Africa. Because what is on the ballot is more than just two persons vying for office; it is competing worldviews, ideologies, and frameworks for global engagement. With the outsize influence of the United States, this is as serious as it can get. Whether interested or not, the November 5, 2024, U.S. presidential election will impact you.

If it were left to some Nigerians, Trump, the Republican nominee, would win hands down. This is surprising considering that Harris, the Democratic candidate, is African-American and the historical ties between the continent of Africa and the Democratic Party, which, when in power, tends to implement more pro-Africa policies than the Republican Party.

Why is Trump so popular among some Nigerian demographics? Three factors could be deduced for this.

1. Many Nigerians were disappointed by the alleged role played by then-President Barrack Obama of the Democratic Party in the 2015 Nigerian presidential election, which saw the defeat of incumbent Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP by APC’s Muhammadu Buhari. Although Obama didn’t come out for Jonathan or Buhari, many PDP ers alleged his undertone was pro-Buhari, who was marketed as the anti-corruption candidate. They pointed to diplomatic pressures from the US, the threat to sanction government officials involved in electoral malpractices and some other subtle efforts to intervene in Buhari’s favour. Since then, many of these Nigerians, especially from the southeast, which used to be a PDP stronghold, have switched from ing the Democratic Party to the Republicans, even though this has no real electoral consequences.

2. The Republican Party ostensibly represents traditional Christian values, especially regarding marriage and family. This connects with many in Nigeria, a deeply religious and homophobic country, where, according to Pew Research, over 90 per cent pray regularly. Many Nigerians, therefore, gravitate to the party with the same conservative outlook. Conversely, they see the Democratic Party as anti-religious and conservative norms, which pushes the LGBTQ agenda and upends the natural order of society.

3. Finally, Trump is perceived as a strong man and leader, mirroring the autocratic leadership style that is greatly ired and popular in Africa, where military dictators, autocrats, and despots who build state institutions around themselves are fairly common.

But is Trump good for Africa?

The short answer is no, based on his records as president and antecedents. A study of the policies, programmes and actions taken by Trump, the 45th U.S. president, shows a preponderance of decisions that could be regarded as anti-Africa. History also shows a pattern of his bias against black people. He was accused of discrimination against blacks in the US as a businessman in the 1970s, with the U.S. Department of Justice successfully suing Trump Management, a company owned by Trump and his father, for racial discrimination by systemically refusing to let apartments to blacks in New York City. He had also been called out several times for racist comments about black people, which may suggest an approach to Africa and its diaspora influenced by this long-standing attitude of racial bias rather than genuine partnership or engagement with the continent.

Trump campaigned for president based on an ‘America-first’ principle, suggesting he would focus primarily on his country and not lend helping hands to less-endowed nations accustomed to looking up to the United States for leadership and . As president, he implemented a rash of policies that disproportionately impacted Africa negatively. These ranged from immigration restrictions to reductions in aid and strained diplomatic relations.

For instance, one of his first major foreign policies, executed one week after Trump came to power, was a travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries, many of which were African. It restricted entry into the United States from these predominantly Muslim countries, leading to significant controversy and legal challenges.

In 2020, the travel ban was extended to include Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar (Burma), Sudan, and Tanzania. The prohibition on Nigeria was particularly significant as it targeted immigrants seeking to settle in the U.S. permanently but allowed non-immigrant travel to continue. President Joe Biden, who succeeded Trump, reversed this ban on his first day in office.

The Trump istration also proposed significant cuts to foreign aid programmes, including those targeting African countries. He also wanted a reduction in funding for USAID, which is the soft-power arm of the U.S. and has historically provided development assistance in many African countries across several spectrums, including health, education, humanitarian , women’s empowerment, and gender equality programmes.

The policies and actions of President Trump that had serious negative consequences for African countries were too many to be captured sufficiently in one essay. Even several books may not be able to do justice to them. So, let’s list a few: Withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO); reduction of U.S. diplomatic and economic engagement in Africa; attempt to end the temporary protected status for African immigrants in the US; and limited for peacekeeping and conflict resolution on the continent.

In conclusion, many of Trump’s policies and actions, particularly on immigration, aid, trade, diplomacy, and security, adversely affected African countries and their people. But, perhaps, nothing reflects his attitude toward Africa and black people more than the derogatory comments he made in 2018 when he allegedly referred to African nations as ‘’shithole countries.’’ Those two words were packed with his history and attitude of racism and discontent for people of African descent and their origins.

Yet Trump may win, with substantial from African-American men who see him as a model of strong leadership. If that happens, Africans should brace for a continuation, if not intensification, of his policies that could further discriminate against the continent and people through harsher immigration measures, reduced aid, and a dismissive diplomatic engagement.

https://gazettengr.com/julius-ogunro-why-another-donald-trumps-presidency-is-bad-for-africa/?

A word Is enough for the wise

And shame on all the women opposing Harris and ing a sexual predator instead

Made some strong points

All these confused personalities who believe they know but in reality they are highly empty.
Blind folks leading the blind will always collaspe with his followers.

Except you are blind spirtually and physically, you should know and see clearly that the Dem ticket is one of Doom, Desolation , Disasters , Destruction and Death.

Drop your sense and always see things through God's lense.
Because the Foolishness of God is wiser than the Wisest of men.

Donald Trump is not a saint but he is best candidate if you desire some form of sanity in the world.

Harris and that minnesota guy ticket is CAPITAL DOOM!

God1000:
A word Is enough for the wise

Indeed! That thing up there is a word abi? Dey play!

Black people, especially Africans, who Trump suggest that there may be some elements of TRUTH to the pseudo-stats that black people are the DUMBEST race in the world.

White pepple have an excuse for ing Trump: RACISM.

But the ONLY reasons a black person would Trump is STUPIDITY and SELF-HATRED.

Trump LOATHES black people. And he doesn't even bother to hide it.

Plus, the fact that a RAPIST, pedophile and serial ADULTERER like Donald Trump is being adopted by CHRISTIANS as their champion is perhaps the GREATEST argument for why religion is a SCAM.

ALSO, people who Trump is strong because he's LOUD and CANTANKEROUS are IDIOTS.

A strong man would NOT eagerly clutch at a FAKE Taylor Swift endorsement then turn around to say he HATES Taylor Swift after she REJECTED him for Harris.

Kamala Harris played their "strong man" like Talking Drum in the debate.

A strong man that is ONLY a strong man when people PANDER to him is NOT a strong man.

Finally, Nigerians who harbour a HATRED for the Democratic Party because they think Obama interfered with Nigerian elections are MORONS.

I the RUMOUR.

They claimed Obama and the US worked against Goodluck Jonathan because he REFUSED to legalise GAY marriage in Nigeria. That instead Obama ed Buhari, the ISLAMIC FANATIC.

FOOLS!

The writer of this piece piss is a typical Nigerian who sees everything only from the point of view of immediate gains he will get. You said that Trump withdrew aids from Africa, placed travel ban on Muslim countries and called African countries shithole. Maybe, that's why the American economy did so well under him.

To be fair, why should Muslims from poor countries and Africans be allowed to carry their evil nature to America to destroy what they have built? Is it fair? If they like what is good, let them build theirs, and stop seeking help that they will not value.

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Righteousness2:
All these confused personality who believe they know bit in reality they are highly empty.
Blind folks leading the blind will always collaspe with his followers.

Except you are blind spirtually and physically, you should know and see clearly that the Dem ticket is one of Doom, Desolation and Disasters , Destruction and Death.

Drop your sense and always see things through God's lense.
Because the Foolishness of God is wiser than the Wisest of men.

Donald Trump is not a saint but he is best candidate if you desire some form of sanity in world.

The man who is a serial liar, fcked a porn actress while his wife was pregnant with his last son Baron and payed the porn lady with campaign donations given to him by innocent Americans, cheats severally on taxes, secretly sends classified American tech to his buddy in Russia, caused an insurrection and then denied it, polarised American politics and bases his campaigns on misinformation is the best candidate? Don't even get me started on this man's blatant racism.

I mean, I don't like the whole leftist bullcrap too but bro, you're reaching.

Trump's first term was disastrous, his second term would be catastrophic. His ers are mostly people who are sick in the head

RingRoadCartel:


The man who is a serial liar, fcked a IndecentStar while his wife was pregnant with Baron and payed her with campaign donations, cheats severally on taxes, secretly sends American tech to his buddy in Russia, caused an insurrection and then denied it, polarised American politics and bases his campaigns of misinformation is the best candidate?

I mean, I don't like the whole leftist bullcrap too but bro, you're reaching.

Since both the left and the right have big issues as you just itted, then, what should be a common denominator based on which to judge them? The answer is the 'ECONOMY'. Despite Trump's character, the US economy did very well under him, and it wasn't unrelated to his tough stance against immigrants from poor/Islamic countries who constitute economic minus in many ways. For instance, terrorist attacks in the US (including school shootings) is being traced to the presence of jihad-minded immigrants accepted into the country over the decades.

If you are the one that suffered to build such a country, what would be your first priority regarding it? Isn't it how to protect it from getting destroyed while building more upon what you have?

Shadomaan7:
Trump's first term was disastrous, his second term would be catastrophic. His ers are mostly people who are sick in the head

You said this because you lack the capacity to step out of your skins and see things from other people's standpoint. You think that the millions of Americans rooting for a second Trump istration are all "sick in the head"? Then, look well and check if you are the one who needs some mental examination.

And, to correct what you said up there, Trump's first tenure wasn't disastrous. Instead, it brought a lot of economic prosperity to Americans.

Shadomaan7:
Trump's first term was disastrous, his second term would be catastrophic. His ers are mostly people who are sick in the head

A Tinubu er is calling Trump a disaster.

This is the funniest ironical junk I have read in years. 😂

Then tinubu's presidency is good for America abi

If the writer is a muslim or a migrant count me out.

Leave Americans to decide.

We have 200 m people with 100m in poverty


Una no know say BAT was bad for Nigeria but you know who is bad for America.


People who can not govern themselves properly want to give ideas to people who govern themselves well.

The Democrats we've had what have they done ? what good have they done to Africa aside looting directly and indirectly.
Obama kee the president of one of the only Country doing well and trying to bring stability to Africa .
Kamala Haris have nothing to give to Africa but to promote Agaygay . When African countries say no , they impose ban on them
As bad as Republican may be they're still better than the liar and hypocritical Democrats

Mugu black man, shebi tpain presidency good for North Americans body? Person go just open mouth wa wa dey talk rubbish, shebi na Kamala wey be clown na get Africa interest ?
Mind you Africa no be one country.

I don't care who wins.

Na who dey run up and down e fit affect

BOTH Truḿp and Kamala are ÃSSHÓLES, ESPECIALLY TRUḾP.

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In other words, Africa cannot help itself unless they are breastfeeding from the West.

This "helpless and begging" approach lays credence that blacks are indeed inferior.
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Another trash from the LGBTQ and baby killers Scamala coven HQ...

Trump will win

The only group scared of Trump presidency are

1..LGBTQ+madness that want to destroy American families

2..The lovers of Iran,Hezbolah, Hamas and other Islamic terrorist groups

3...Abortionist that want to keep murdering babies even after they are born.

4..Illegal immigrants that want to enter the USA without proper documentation

5..People that don't want American leaders to place American priorities and interest FIRST

10mobile:

Since both the left and the right have big issues as you just itted, then, what should be a common denominator based on which to judge them? The answer is the 'ECONOMY'. Despite Trump's character, the US economy did very well under him, and it wasn't unrelated to his tough stance against immigrants from poor/Islamic countries who constitute economic minus in many ways. For instance, terrorist attacks in the US (including school shootings) is being traced to the presence of jihad-minded immigrants accepted into the country over the decades.

If you are the one that suffered to build such a country, what would be your first priority regarding it? Isn't it how to protect it from getting destroyed while building more upon what you have?

75 straight months of job growth under Obama.

Even now, the stock market has outperformed Trump's.

Trump's incompetence is so bad, needless number of people died from covid.

He attempted bully the secretary of state of Georgia into finding him "11000 ,votes".

He told his ers to protest the Capitol; "It'll be wild" he tweeted.

Another low budget analyst sponsored by tifnubu.
We Nigerians say NO to advocates of gay and LGBT mentally deranged people.

God1000:


https://gazettengr.com/julius-ogunro-why-another-donald-trumps-presidency-is-bad-for-africa/?

Why are you trying to sell him to me. I already like him, don't bother trying to endear him more to me

what was the benefit of Obama presidency for Africa

One of the reasons Harris is not popular among blacks is because she put many black men in jail.

She herself was a prosecutor that wanted to put Micheal Jackson in prison for life.

Remii:
what was the benefit of Obama presidency for Africa

Promotion of gay marriages was his only foreign Policy for Africa.


Very useless man

Love your oppressors prove you’re woke 😝

Okay... How about Nigeria and African nations look inwards, and develop themselves rather than always looking to the West for everything?!!

Abi una nor dey shame?!!


Imagine an independent and so called sovereign nation getting wound up and anxious about elections in other nations!

motymop:
One of the reasons Harris is not popular among blacks is because she put many black men in jail.

She herself was a prosecutor that wanted to put Micheal Jackson in prison for life.

She found innocent men on the road, rounded them up, and sentenced them to prison?

Or she had a job as a state attorney, and did her job?