Contrary to global trends, Nigerians love America
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The US's image has declined worldwide since 2000, even among its allies, but polls in Nigeria show climbing approval rates.
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Economic growth is booming in countries like India and China where American popular culture does not dominate.
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The American system of higher education, long the envy of the world, is starting to become an important export.
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Man Booker International Prize winner Chinua Achebe pioneered Nigeria's literary contributions.
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I was always led to believe that America is the land of opportunity. Apparently, that does not apply to African-Americans seeking coaching jobs in college football.
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MARABA, Nigeria  - A short drive away from Nigeria's capital Abuja, with its air-conditioned villas and ministers in luxury cars, life for many in the town of Maraba is a daily struggle to eat.
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America used to be the tallest country in the world.
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Buoyed by exuberant throngs who have welcomed him to Tanzania, President George W. Bush got into the spirit of Africa on Sunday, greeting a news conference in Swahili: "Vipi Mambo!".
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The continental divide in terms of culture and the style of play between North Africa and West Africa is evident on the field and in the stands.
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U.S. and other Western interests in Nigeria are at risk of "terrorist attack", the United States embassy in Africa's top oil producer said on Thursday.
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Pessimism about globalization seems downright un-American. It is also fundamentally illogical.
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LONDON - America's reputation around the world is hurting, according to a series of coordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including many of the United States' closest allies.    In eight of the countries where the surveys commissioned by major newspapers were conducted, more people said their view of America had worsened in the past two to three years than improved...
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D uring the past several weeks coverage of the elections in Ukraine by the Bangor Daily News has provided useful information pertaining to a global community rather than just a global economy.
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Africa, a continent usually synonymous with hunger, is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Ask Nodo Njobo, a plump hairdressing assistant. She is coy about her weight, but like many African women, proud of her "big bum." She says she'd like to be slimmer, but worries how her friends would react.
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The unwavering stance of the African Anglican bishops on homosexuality won praise from the Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2004.
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African soccer fans encourage â no, they demand - that their teams play an attractive, attacking game that results in lots of goals.
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Not all Americans are unpopular at this week's U.N. conference on climate change.