Africa http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam A Gallup survey finds 43% of Nigerians in favor of the government offering jobs to Niger Delta militants. While the Nigerian government has committed to providing education and job training, 5% mentioned the former and none mentioned the latter as the one thing the government could offer militants. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123890/Nigerians-Support-Giving-Jobs-Former-Militants.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123890/Nigerians-Support-Giving-Jobs-Former-Militants.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT A Gallup survey of South Africa reaffirms the extent to which the issue of rape plagues South Africa -- with 97% of residents saying it is a major problem in their country. Roughly 6 in 10 (61%) say offenders should be punished with a jail sentence, but more than one in four say the crime merits the death penalty. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123800/Rape-Troubles-Nearly-South-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123800/Rape-Troubles-Nearly-South-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT With Ivory Coast scheduled to hold a presidential election this year, a Gallup Poll finds Ivoirians slightly more likely to disapprove (52%) than approve (47%) of the country’s current President Laurent Gbagbo. http://www.gallup.com/poll/122726/Election-Pending-Ivoirians-Divided-President.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/122726/Election-Pending-Ivoirians-Divided-President.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT Despite the country’s economic slowdown, 80% of South Africans continue to say their city or area is a good place for entrepreneurs forming a new business -- staying at the high level Gallup recorded in 2007 before the economic collapse. http://www.gallup.com/poll/122219/South-Africans-Optimistic-Local-Entrepreneurship.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/122219/South-Africans-Optimistic-Local-Entrepreneurship.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:30:00 GMT Underscoring the credibility deficit at hand, Gallup polling from April finds 27% of Kenyans confident in their judiciary. Kenya plans to reform its judiciary to handle offenders in last year’s post-election violence, but 52% of Kenyans say it would be fairer to try offenders in The Hague. http://www.gallup.com/poll/122051/Lacking-Faith-Judiciary-Kenyans-Lean-Toward-Hague.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/122051/Lacking-Faith-Judiciary-Kenyans-Lean-Toward-Hague.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:00:00 GMT U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Kenya at a time of widespread pessimism toward the country’s Grand Coalition government. Kenyans’ confidence in their national government and the honesty of their elections has plummeted since 2007. http://www.gallup.com/poll/122030/Clinton-Visits-Kenya-Amid-Crisis-Faith-Government.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/122030/Clinton-Visits-Kenya-Amid-Crisis-Faith-Government.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:45:00 GMT Among seven sub-Saharan African nations Gallup surveyed since President Obama took office, approval of the job performance of U.S. leadership is up in all but Djibouti. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121994/Sub-Saharan-Africans-Approving-Leadership.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/121994/Sub-Saharan-Africans-Approving-Leadership.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT A Gallup Poll conducted this March in Egypt finds Egyptians’ approval of U.S. leadership up considerably since 2008, but still low at 25%. Also, 23% of Egyptians remain undecided. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118967/Egyptians-Approval-Leadership-Low.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/118967/Egyptians-Approval-Leadership-Low.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT New Gallup Polls conducted in 11 Arab countries ahead of President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world Thursday find approval of U.S. leadership in many cases is still generally low, but ratings in several countries have improved. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118940/Approval-Leadership-Arab-Countries.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/118940/Approval-Leadership-Arab-Countries.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gallup Polls conducted in 23 sub-Saharan African countries reveal the increasing presence of mosquito nets and use of antimalarial drugs. However, there is little overall change in public opinion on the prevalence of malaria. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118411/Africa-Signs-Hope-Battle-Against-Malaria.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/118411/Africa-Signs-Hope-Battle-Against-Malaria.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 15 May 2009 09:15:00 GMT The Obama administration faces an immense task in rebuilding the United States’ brand in the Middle East/North Africa, where the regional median approval of U.S. leadership is 15%. Gallup Polls suggest Obama’s plan to expedite withdrawal from Iraq could help improve some residents’ opinions. http://www.gallup.com/poll/114007/Opinion-Briefing-Image-Middle-East-North-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/114007/Opinion-Briefing-Image-Middle-East-North-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT With the Obama administration saying it will take “a ‘bottom-up’ approach to ensuring that America remains a positive force in the world,” Gallup Polls conducted across sub-Saharan Africa suggest that foreign aid directed at infrastructure needs, in addition to health, would be well-received. http://www.gallup.com/poll/113872/Opinion-Briefing-Achieving-Gains-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/113872/Opinion-Briefing-Achieving-Gains-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Most Sierra Leoneans and Liberians say it is a good thing former Liberian President Charles Taylor is currently on trial for war crimes and most in both countries want to see him convicted. But, while Sierra Leoneans almost universally support conviction, one-third of Liberians support acquittal. http://www.gallup.com/poll/113491/Sierra-Leoneans-Liberians-Want-Charles-Taylor-Convicted.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/113491/Sierra-Leoneans-Liberians-Want-Charles-Taylor-Convicted.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:00:00 GMT Although the post-election violence that overwhelmed Kenya earlier this year appeared in many ways to be an ethnic conflict, Gallup Poll findings reveal that 85% of Kenyans define themselves in terms of national identity and not ethnicity. http://www.gallup.com/poll/113035/Kenyans-Put-National-Identity-Before-Ethnicity.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/113035/Kenyans-Put-National-Identity-Before-Ethnicity.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:00:00 GMT Ghanaians, nearly half of whom (48%) in April said they had already given quite a lot of thought to this weekend’s presidential election, clearly want their new government to prioritize economic issues, namely poverty, new jobs, and unemployment. http://www.gallup.com/poll/112819/Ahead-Election-Ghanaians-Prioritize-Economic-Issues.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/112819/Ahead-Election-Ghanaians-Prioritize-Economic-Issues.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:00:00 GMT Gallup Polls of Kenya conducted in three consecutive years reveal that Kenyans’ evaluations of their personal well-being in 2008 are worse than they were in 2007, but the same as in 2006. http://www.gallup.com/poll/111832/Back-Square-One-Kenyans-Personal-WellBeing.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/111832/Back-Square-One-Kenyans-Personal-WellBeing.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:45:00 GMT A Gallup Poll conducted six months after last year’s election turmoil in Kenya reveals that, except for Kikuyu respondents, most Kenyans across the other top four ethnic groups believe the presidential election was dishonest. http://www.gallup.com/poll/111622/Kenya-Most-Ethnic-Groups-Distrust-2007-Election.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/111622/Kenya-Most-Ethnic-Groups-Distrust-2007-Election.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT When Gallup asked Africans across 22 countries who they would personally rather see as the next president of the United States, a median of 56% favored Barack Obama, while just 9% chose John McCain. http://www.gallup.com/poll/111265/Despite-Approval-Bush-Africans-Favor-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/111265/Despite-Approval-Bush-Africans-Favor-Obama.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT South Africa’s president resigned recently after allegations that he had interfered in his political rival’s corruption and fraud case. Gallup Poll findings, which predate these events, show that a substantial majority (80%) of South Africans trust their judicial system is independent. http://www.gallup.com/poll/110968/South-Africa-High-Level-Confidence-Judiciary.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/110968/South-Africa-High-Level-Confidence-Judiciary.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT While the economy, political freedom, security, and media are the hot buttons highlighted in Zimbabwe’s historic power-sharing agreement, Gallup Poll findings underscore the tough road ahead for the future government in dealing with these issues. http://www.gallup.com/poll/110653/Zimbabweans-Future-Government-Deal-Economy.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/110653/Zimbabweans-Future-Government-Deal-Economy.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT For the first time in 16 years, Angolans will be voting in national elections to choose their parliamentarians on Friday. But Gallup findings show that few Angolans surveyed express confidence in the honesty of elections. http://www.gallup.com/poll/110056/Electoral-Process-Angola-Elicits-Little-Trust.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/110056/Electoral-Process-Angola-Elicits-Little-Trust.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT Gallup Poll findings show that right before the national elections took place on March of this year, just 17% of Zimbabweans approved of their president’s job performance. http://www.gallup.com/poll/109963/Most-Zimbabweans-Disapprove-Their-Leadership.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/109963/Most-Zimbabweans-Disapprove-Their-Leadership.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT Gallup Poll findings show that many residents living in 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa say they have gone without enough clean water in the past year prior to the survey, affecting at least 140 million adults. http://www.gallup.com/poll/109831/Clean-Water-Lack-Thereof-Plight-Many-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/109831/Clean-Water-Lack-Thereof-Plight-Many-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT Approval of U.S. leadership among Muslims living in sub-Saharan Africa is higher than approval among residents living in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. http://www.gallup.com/poll/109765/Many-African-Muslims-Give-High-Marks-US-Leadership.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/109765/Many-African-Muslims-Give-High-Marks-US-Leadership.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT Majorities of Zimbabweans tell Gallup they went without basic necessities such as food (77%), clean water (60%), cooking fuel (58%) or cash income (88%) at least once in the past year. http://www.gallup.com/poll/109462/Many-Zimbabweans-Lacking-Basic-Necessities.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/109462/Many-Zimbabweans-Lacking-Basic-Necessities.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:30:00 GMT