Africa: Africa and the US elections

With U.S. voters anxiously contemplating the body count arising from the United States' deployment in Iraq - as well as the associated threat of terrorism - it was probably to be expected that Africa would get little "face time" in the presidential election. But as the campaign enters its final week, the continent has received even less attention than some might have hoped. Nonetheless, certain observers believe Africa will be less easily sidelined after Nov. 2.