D-1 before the American presidential election. A decisive vote pitting Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, scrutinized across the globe, particularly by the African-American diaspora. Several thousand have settled in Ghana in recent years, many to escape the racism they felt in the United States.
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With our correspondent in Accra, Victor Cariou
It’s been almost five years since Wanida Lewis and Daryl Landy left the UNITED STATES to come and settle in Accra. A choice motivated by a desire to reconnect with their African roots, but also to move away from growing racial tensions. And it is not this election which, according to them, is likely to improve the situation. “ If Kamala Harris wins this Tuesday, November 5, some people will go crazy », assures Wanida Lewis. “ What if Donald Trump win, it will be worse! I am terrified of what could happen to my family who are still there. I told them I really hope they have their passports “, continues Daryl Landy.
On the eve of the presidential election, requests from African-Americans wishing to emigrate to Ghana multiply. This is what Diallo Sumbry, president of the African American Association of Ghana, says. It has more than 300 expatriates. A group far from being homogeneous in terms of the choice of candidate: “ Some believe that the institution of the presidency itself is racist and steeped in white supremacy. Others still believe in the American dream ! It is certain, however, that the excitement of potentially having the first African American woman president is different than that of the election of Donald Trump in 2020 “.
Other members of the African-American diaspora interviewed by RFI say they are no longer interested in the situation in their former country. All that matters now is Ghana, and its presidential election on December 7.
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