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New Afrobarometer Polling Shows Both China and the U.S. Losing Popularity in Africa

by Cobus van Staden

Both China and the United States are becoming less popular in Africa. This was the main finding of a preliminary release of new opinion survey data from the Africa-focused polling company Afrobarometer.

The full details of the poll haven’t been released yet, but Afrobarometer provided a glimpse of their newest findings at a seminar on Africa-China relations held by the Aspen Initiative Africa. Their surveys have historically shown high – and strikingly similar – levels of approval for both powers.

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