U.S. Economic Aid Viewed Positively in Africa Impact of USS economic aid
Through the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and other programs, the U.S. provides assistance to many African nations, and the 2013 Pew Research poll found a widespread belief that U.S. economic aid is having a positive impact. More than half in all six nations surveyed said American aid was having a beneficial effect on their country. Outside of sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. assistance is not always viewed so positively: The same question was asked in Egypt and Pakistan, where only 24% and 8%, respectively, saw American aid in a favorable light.
U.S. Economic Aid Viewed Positively in Africa  | Impact of USS economic aid  | Mostly positive  | No impact  | Mostly negative  | Kenya  | 78% 7% 12%  | Uga nda  | 64  | 11  | 14  | Ghana  | 64 10  | 17  | South Africa  | 59 14  | 18  | Nigeria  | 52  | 16  | 16  | Senegal  | 51  | 23  | MEDIAN  | 62  | 13  | 15  | Source: Spring 2013 Global Attitudes survey.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 