67 Promoting Maternal Wellness and Survival in the Gambia through Nutrition and Exercise Trump presidency: an opportunity for Africa to look inward? Adewale K. Kupoluyi Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Veronica Adeleke School of Social Sciences, College of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: adewalekupoluyi@yahoo.co.uk Abstract The emergence of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America has many implications for Africa. It is expected that there would be continuity in US- Africa relations in the areas of security and counter-terrorism. Trump has been a consistent opponent of marriage equality in line with African culture while illegal African migrants would now find it difficult to move into the US. The administration is tilted towards re-negotiating American foreign trade deals that favor bilateral trade agreements (BITs) over multi-party agreements while the disposition of Trump would affect Africa negatively on climate change. The paper concludes that Trump‟s presidency is an admixture of good and bad omen for the Sub-Saharan Africa and recommended an urgent need for Africa to really look inward through purposeful leadership, embracing vibrant natural resource governance, curbing corruption and having the strong political-will to develop by depending less on foreign intervention. Keywords: Africa, Africans, Development, Donald Trump, United States. African Renaissance • Indexed at: EBSCO, ProQuest, J-Gate and Sabinet • Accredited by IBSS. Vol. 14, (Nos. 1 & 2), March/June 2017 pp 67-77