News of the US election result is being discussed across Africa. While leaders of countries from Nigeria to Zimbabwe shared statements of congratulations with a triumphant Donald Trump, reactions vary widely across the continent. Host Carol Hills spoke with Christopher Isike, director of the African Center for the Study of the United States at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
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