It depends on what nonsense you believe. Africans in the street or Africans in national governments? I'm sure they have no emotional attachment, but they do like doing business with someone who respects them and is not out to gouge the nation or the people. Who cares where Russia is? All they know is what happens when Russians are dealing with them. And be sure to understand that by "Russians" I am speaking of emissaries, not necessarily tourists.

They don't know that much about the U.S. either, but they know enough about bullies to resent the U.S. government for its desire to change their ways. They like Americans just fine, but the U.S. as a government, not so much.

You have to carefully distinguish between tourists and representatives of the government. Africans are not stupid.