NAIROBI - Global approval of US leadership declined the most in Uganda and the Gambia in 2023, dropping by at least 20 points in each nation, according to a new survey of 36 countries conducted by Gallup.

The drop in Ugandans’ approval of US leadership coincides with the east African country’s exclusion from the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act by the Biden administration, a consequence of the country’s anti-homosexuality law.

However, more than half of the countries where approval for US leadership increased significantly were in Africa, Gallup said.

Double-digit increases occurred in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Senegal, Mauritania, Mozambique, and Tunisia, keeping Africa’s mean approval of US leadership at 56%.

The lowest approval and highest disapproval figures in Africa for the US leadership are in Libya, sitting at 23% and 63% respectively.

Somalia, Tunisia, and Namibia all recorded higher disapproval than approval ratings.

US global reputation has gone down the drain after the Gaza conflict and US support for Israel’s massacre of civilians.