{"id":1435,"date":"2016-01-20T10:01:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T09:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/?p=1435"},"modified":"2016-10-27T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T13:04:10","slug":"the-african-shot-an-optimistic-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2016\/01\/20\/the-african-shot-an-optimistic-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;African Shot&#8221;: An optimistic outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1436\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/01\/African-shot-optimism-transpires-there.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1436\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/01\/African-shot-optimism-transpires-there.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cAfrican shot\u201d: despite difficulties, optimism transpires in Africa\" width=\"340\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/01\/African-shot-optimism-transpires-there.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/01\/African-shot-optimism-transpires-there-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/01\/African-shot-optimism-transpires-there-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nigerians expect their children to be better off than they are.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One reason <strong>I enjoy visiting Africa is that I get what I call my \u201cAfrican shot\u201d: despite difficulties, optimism transpires there<\/strong>. To me this is in sharp contrast to the gloomy attitude that many of us in Europe have developed over the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>In my post of last week (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2016\/01\/13\/africa-rising-under-question\/\">Africa Rising\u201d \u2013 Under Question?<\/a>&#8220;) I shared my optimistic view of Africa&#8217;s future. I decided to<strong> search for some information about the optimism of Africans<\/strong> \u2013 I tell you, it\u2019s a great contagious disease! I found some interesting information. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pew Research Center<\/a> surveys global attitudes and trends. Let me give you some information about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewglobal.org\/database\/indicator\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\">3 questions they asked<\/a> people about their country\u2019s economic situation in 2015:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Is the country&#8217;s economic situation good or bad?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>% of people responding \u201cgood\u201d:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African countries: highest in Ethiopia (89%); lowest in Ghana (26%);<\/li>\n<li>the world: highest in China (90%); lowest in Ukraine (3%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Do you expect our country&#8217;s economic situation to improve, remain the same or worsen in the next year?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>% of people responding \u201cimprove\u201d:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African countries: highest in Nigeria (92%); lowest in Tanzania (43%)<\/li>\n<li>the world: actually, Nigeria is the world\u2019s highest, followed by Burkina Fasso (85%), and Ethiopia and China (84%); lowest in Poland (16%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>When children today grow up, will they be better off financially than their parents?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>% of people responding \u201cbetter off\u201d:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African countries: highest in Nigeria (84%); lowest in Tanzania (33%);<\/li>\n<li>the world: highest in Vietnam (91%); lowest in France (14%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This confirmed my perceptions that <a class=\"inline-twitter-link inline-tweet-click\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"inline_tweet_sharer_open_win('https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/intent\\\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.iese.edu%2Fafrica%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F1435%2F&text=Africans+tend+to+be+optimistic%2C+while+Europeans+fall+on+the+pessimistic+side+');\" title=\"Tweet This!\">Africans tend to be optimistic, while Europeans fall on the pessimistic side <span class=\"non-dashicons\"> <\/span><\/a>. <strong>I\u2019m not saying that these perceptions are well informed necessarily<\/strong>. For instance, Nigerians are increasingly optimistic (positive answers to question 1 above went up in 2015 to 57% from 39% in 2014). Given Nigeria\u2019s dependence on oil, increased optimism doesn\u2019t look consistent with the dramatic fall in oil prices. <strong>However, a positive outlook puts us in motion<\/strong>, while a negative one paralyzes us quite easily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You may want to think whether you also need an \u201cAfrican shot\u201d!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One reason I enjoy visiting Africa is that I get what I call my \u201cAfrican shot\u201d: despite difficulties, optimism transpires there. To me this is in sharp contrast to the gloomy attitude that many of us in Europe have developed over the last few years. 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