Zone 2- Africa Summary, week # 119

Dated May 09-15, 2010

Zone 2- SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

Politics » Approval Ratings

South Africans Split on Zuma’s Performance

Public support for Jacob Zuma has dropped this year in South Africa, according to a poll by TNS Research Surveys. 43 % of respondents approve of their president’s performance, down 15 points since November.

May 12, 2010

MULTI-COUNTRY SURVEY

Society » Economic Perceptions

Few in Sub-Saharan Africa Have Money in a Bank

Gallup surveys in 18 sub-Saharan African countries show few residents put money in the bank: 19% overall say they have personal bank accounts. South Africans (49%) are the most likely to say they have a bank account, while 1% of respondents in Niger and the Democratic Republic of the Congo say the same.

May 11, 2010

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Africa Summary, week # 117

Dated 25 April- 1 May, 2010

Multi Country poll- Educating Boys and Girls in the Muslim World

In all eight predominantly Muslim nations surveyed in 2009 a strong majority say it is equally important to educate girls and boys. This opinion is shared by more than eight-in-ten in Lebanon (96%), Indonesia (93%), Turkey (89%), Pakistan (87%) and the Palestinian territories (85%).

Angus Reid

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Africa Summary, week # 116

Dated 11-17, 2010

Global Views of United States Improve While Other Countries Decline

Global views of the United States have improved markedly over the last year while views of many countries have become more negative, according to the latest BBC World Service poll across 28 countries. For the first time since the BBC started tracking in 2005, views of the United States' influence in the world are now more positive than negative on average.

April 18, 2010

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Africa Summary, week # 115

Dated 11-17, 2010

MULTI-COUNTRY POLLS

Tolerance and Tension: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

As compared with other parts of the world, sub-Saharan Africa is the most religious zone in the world. The vast majority of people in many sub-Saharan African nations are deeply committed to the practices and major tenets of one or the other of the world's two largest religions, Christianity and Islam, though traditional African religious beliefs and practices have not disappeared. Rather, they coexist with Islam and Christianity.

April 15, 2010

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.