Congolese blogger Alex Engwete posts a French translation ofObama’s address to the Ghanaian parliament, given this Saturday during his first-ever visit as President. Two readers respond, each unimpressed by Obama’s speech. Wavre thinks Obama’s failure to recognize America’s past misdeeds in Africa or Africa’s contribution to the West’s success places his speech just a little above Sarkozy’s infamous […]
Moroccans’ Love/Hate Affair with Obama
By Anas Alaoui US President Barack Obama’s Cairo address to the Muslim world sparked a blaze of reactions across the region and beyond; not least amongst bloggers from the Maghreb where a fiery of blog posts and instant tweets conveyed a whole spectrum of opinions ranging from outright, full endorsement to deep skepticism and even […]