Queen stands looking out over the Tanzanian plains facing west — pondering the fate of the United States and what that destiny will touch on her people. Like many sub-Saharan Africans, she’s confused by the severe political divide in the world’s most powerful nation and worried about how the election and its aftermath will affect the country of her birth.

“We appreciate America and are grateful for the money they bring to our country,” Queen said. “But it’s concerning not to know what’s going to happen in a country that has such influence on the rest of the world.”