The U.S. election is generating great interest around the world, like in the Horn of Africa nations of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Ethiopia has long been a staunch ally of the U.S., whereas neighboring Eritrea is an increasingly isolated pariah state.
VOA’s Horn of Africa service spoke to two U.S. citizens, Lelisa Hika and Boge Gobena, who are former Ethiopian refugees and are also husband and wife. They voted, in the swing state of Florida, for different presidential candidates.
But, Gobena says, “being supporters of different parties has no impact in our family life. Just respect each other’s feelings.
VOA’s Tigrigna service took to Facebook Live to find Americans voting in Eritrea in the northern city of Mekelle.
“Our people can learn a lot of lessons from these kinds of big events,” wrote one Facebook fan. “I wish this (political) process could be introduced in our country.
With Republican Donald Trump holding narrow leads in the crucial swing states of Ohio and Florida and other battleground states too close to call, U.S. stock futures have fallen 500 points, news sources report.
"December contracts on the S&P 500 Index lost 2 percent to 2,093.75 at 9:20 p.m. in New York, wiping out gains that reached 0.8 percent," the business news organization says.
Democrat Hillary Clinton has been favored in most recent polls.
"... With its performance on Monday, the market made it clear it wants to see Hillary win the race, and any indication throughout the night that it's going the other way is going to put pressure on the market," Bloomberg quoted Walter Todd, chief investment officer for Greenwood Capital Associates LLC in South Carolina.