{"id":2289361,"date":"2024-07-05T05:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/african-eyes-on-the-us-presidential-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T05:46:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:46:51","slug":"african-eyes-on-the-us-presidential-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/african-eyes-on-the-us-presidential-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"African eyes on the US presidential election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafrican-eyes-on-the-us-presidential-election-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the perspective of people in Tanzania on the political situation in the \u2062United States, particularly \u2063during \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">2020 presidential election<\/a>. \u200bTanzanians \u2064working in the tourism industry\u200d express concerns about the division and conflict they \u2064see in American politics, highlighting the \u200cimpact it may have on their country&#8217;s economy and development. They emphasize \u2064the importance \u2063of peace and unity \u200cfor both their own nation and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-the-most-controversial-winners\/\" title=\"Nobel Peace Prize: The Most Controversial Winners\">global community<\/a>,\u200b urging Americans to appreciate their wealth and work together for a better future.\u200b The article raises awareness of how events in the U.S. can influence countries like Tanzania and emphasizes the need for stability and cooperation on a global\u200c scale.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-sacff-txt\">Magazine &#8211; Washington Briefing <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">African eyes on the US presidential election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/john-scott-lewinski\/\">John Scott Lewinski<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T05:20:00-04:00\">July 5, 2024 5:20 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1368786\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Queen stands looking out over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tanzania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tanzanian plains<\/a> facing west \u2014\u00a0pondering the fate of the United States and what that destiny will touch on her people. Like many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sub-Saharan Africans<\/a>, she\u2019s confused by the severe political divide in the world\u2019s most powerful nation and worried about how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a> and its aftermath will affect the country of her birth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate America and are grateful for the money they bring to our country,\u201d Queen said. \u201cBut it\u2019s concerning not to know what\u2019s going to happen in a country that has such influence on the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A man sells fruits and vegetables near Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. (Newscom)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She\u2019s the manager at Little Chem Chem, a safari camp in Kwa Kuchinia, Tanzania, where Westerners come to reconnect with the wild and get the rare opportunity to see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/527031\/elephant-rips-man-in-half-after-being-made-to-work-in-extreme-heat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> elephants<\/a>, wildebeest, Thomson\u2019s gazelle, cape buffalo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1683531\/zoo-celebrates-birth-of-endangered-zebra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>zebra<\/a>, impala, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2406307\/worlds-oldest-male-giraffe-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>giraffe<\/a>, and baboons \u2014\u00a0all in a single day, if they\u2019re lucky.<\/p>\n<p>While caught up in the endless partisan warfare waged during every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/recall-gavin-newsom-petition-reaches-1-5m-signatures\/\" title=\"Recall Gavin Newsom petition reaches 1.5M signatures\">presidential campaign season<\/a>, it\u2019s easy for the U.S. population to forget the effect national elections have on distant countries and people like Queen, a name given by a father who cherished the arrival of his firstborn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom what we see here in Africa, America is very divided,\u201d she explained. \u201cI sometimes wonder how a country that has so much wealth and so many gifts can have so much conflict. I wonder why they can\u2019t find a way to enjoy the lives they could have and be grateful for all the good they can do in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Salum is an expert guide and wildlife expert working alongside Queen at Chem Chem and Little Chem Chem. He\u2019s able to spot a lioness hiding cubs in tall grass from 50 yards away before serving as a translator for warriors of the Maasai as they teach visitors African homeopathy. He wishes nothing but the best for his American guests, hoping prospective visitors across the world appreciate the value of peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiving with each other and living with the wildlife here, I think we learn how important it is to live in harmony with each other and with nature,\u201d Salum said from the front seat of his safari car. \u201cIt is important for us to live together in peace here, to stay united, and to work together because we are preserving both the wildlife and the tribes of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Salum made clear his belief that only unity will allow Tanzania to grow in the future, stressing his opinion that internal peace clears the way for maximizing his country\u2019s potential. He quietly inferred that Americans should consider similar points or risk their world-renowned quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania remains a socialist country with a governing philosophy different from the more libertarian ambitions of America and the U.S. Constitution. However, working Africans wonder if ample freedom and the potential for endless opportunities overwhelm Americans\u2019 sense of community \u2014\u00a0pitting them against one another.<\/p>\n<p>At the mobile tented camps Legendary Expeditions operates around the Serengeti plains under the proud shadow of Maasai Mara mountain, Nohu serves as a veteran guide, lending his enthusiasm and expert eye to his nature drives by escorting visitors and their cameras out into the bush. He acknowledged that his home country had severe tribal wars in the past but pointed out his people moved past those conflicts to unite the nation\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were wars between the Maasai and other tribes more than a century ago,\u201d Nobu explained. \u201cBut the different tribes across the country live in peace today, trading between their villages. We understand that unified country benefits us all. We see the fight between old men like Biden and Trump,\u00a0with the people taking sides,\u00a0and question what that will mean for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While every nation has its own internal issues across Africa and around the world, countries competing on the global stage, for the tourism dollar in the case of Tanzania, keep one eye on the U.S., its politics, and its economy for indicators of what the future global economic scene holds. Like a rock tossed in a pond, if the American economy takes a dip or a war begins to rage elsewhere, the ripples wash over other countries and their economies.<\/p>\n<p>African nations seem particularly wired into American status as the State Department reports an annual total U.S. contribution of $8 billion to the continent overall. With that in mind, Grace, a manager at Mwiba Lodge at the south end of the Serengeti National Park, yearns for a more peaceful and predictable political environment across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo us, the U.S. seems unstable,\u201d Grace said. \u201cWe have seen our share of corruption here in our country and throughout Africa, but I am surprised at how much we see in American politics. Because Americans help [the people of Africa] a lot with investments that aid our schools and our development, watching the U.S. struggle inside itself with political corruption and mistrust makes us worry about how all of that will change our economy and our lives here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-reader-wants-to-disinherit-daughters-over-vaccines-2020-election-the-papers-ethicist-says-go-for-it\/\" title=\"New York Times Reader Wants To Disinherit Daughters Over Vaccines, 2020 Election. The Paper\u2019s Ethicist Says Go For It.\">avoids talking politics<\/a> with safari guests during her duties, Grace isn\u2019t afraid to weigh in on the U.S. election when pressed about the Nov. 5 contest between President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and his vanquished 2020 Republican rival, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look at the job President Biden is doing, compared to his predecessor, and I think he is doing [a] good job,\u201d Grace added. \u201cFor me, I think he\u2019s the right guy for the U.S. around the world because he seems more able to get along with other countries. I wish he could bring Americans together the way we have united 125 tribes across Tanzania. In my opinion, beliefs amongst Americans are so different now, we wonder if there is anything that could ever bring them together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just outside Mwiba Lodge at a makeshift camp set up for guests to enjoy an African evening\u2019s quiet by firelight, Nohu sat in the captain\u2019s chair of a specially built Land Cruiser and watched the sunset over the Serengeti. He couldn\u2019t help but compare the natural world he sees every day to the hustle and strife filling American cities more than 8,000 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans teach us so much about technology or finances or medicine,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I wonder if we could teach them something about peace and moving past their tribal wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>John Lewinski, MFA, is a writer based in Milwaukee.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1368786\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1368786\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African observers are concerned about the political divide in the United States and how it will impact their countries. They appreciate the contributions America makes to their nations but worry about the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. election and its aftermath. The people of Tanzania emphasize the importance of unity and peace, hoping that Americans can find a way to come together despite their differences. They believe that internal peace is essential for maximizing a country&#8217;s potential and fear that political corruption and mistrust in the U.S. could have negative effects on their economy and way of life. Despite the technological advancements and financial support that America provides, Tanzanians believe that they can offer valuable lessons in peace and unity to their American counterparts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3277,"featured_media":2289362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/adam-jones-danita-delimont-tanzania-man-bike-070324-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7975,5894,33974,32076],"class_list":["post-2289361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-african","tag-politics","tag-us-presidential-election","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/adam-jones-danita-delimont-tanzania-man-bike-070324-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3277"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}