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US midterm elections deserve Africa’s attention – but not for reasons of foreign policy

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par John J Stremlau, Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand

Africans normally pay little attention to American elections when the presidency is not at stake. But the midterm polls – such as the 8 November 2022 one – deserve Africa’s attention.

During midterms, US voters elect 435 members of the House of Representatives for a two-year term and one-third of the senators, the 100-member upper house, who serve for six years. The two houses are collectively known as the US…

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