Two points: First, about stun guns for insect and snake bites.
Second: My wife is from Northern Ghana, and while I have never lived
in Africa, I am on the receiving end of lots of information and strong opinion.
In the US, Africa has a large influential interest group, in the state department, and in the growing numbers of African ex-pats, who
lobby Congress, the World Bank, the IMF, the WHO, and other governmental and UN agencies to provide monetary, medical, educational and technical assistance to Africa. Plus, the US government, under both Republican and Democratic administrations has
a stated interest in increasing US involvement in Africa.
this, of course, is an anti-Arab, anti-Middle East policy, but a large part is driven by a genuine humanitarian impulse. Both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have been actively involved in Africa, and
we should expect to see this involvement increase with the
presidency of Barack Obama.
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