221011 Koreans' perceptions of Africa improving [The Korea Times]
관리자 / 2022-10-11 오전 10:35:00 / 887
The majority of Koreans think positively of the future direction of relations between Korea and Africa, a survey showed. The Korea-Africa Foundation (KAF) announced the results of its biennial survey on Koreans' perceptions of Africa, Oct. 6. The KAF is an affiliate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tasked to research and promote cooperation with African countries. According to the findings, more than two-thirds, or 68.9 percent, of Koreans assessed future Korea-Africa relations positively. Compared to two years ago, more Koreans consider Africa as a partner for economic cooperation with high potential. The potential of the African continent as seen by the Korean public has jumped to 84.4 percent from 72.5 percent in 2020. Meanwhile, 67.7 percent of Koreans regarded Africa as a partner for economic cooperation, which showed a significant increase from 47.4 percent two years back. Among the African countries with Korean embassies, 55.4 percent of Koreans considered South Africa the most familiar, followed by Egypt (46.9 percent), Ghana (38.5 percent), Kenya (26.4 percent), Morocco (22.9 percent) and Nigeria (21.6 percent).