Cowboy Hats in Africa

[seventeethdecember2016]

Why do some Christian leaders in Africa wear Cowboy hats?

Salva Kiir- South Sudan
http://www.plaidavenger.com/images/uploads/Kiir-2.jpg
Jacob Zuma- South Africa
http://photos.america.gov/galleries/southafrica/56706/President-Zuma-in%20USA-2011-09/us-sa-rel_zuma-usa1_300x234.jpg
Girma WeldeGiorgis- Ethiopia
http://img3.allvoices.com/thumbs/image/609/480/71424538-ethiopian-president.jpg
Yoweri Museveni-Uganda
http://www.thegrio.com/assets_c/2010/11/UGANDA-PRESIDENT-RAPPER-thumb-400xauto-14104.jpg
Goodluck Jonathan-Nigeria
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Goodluck_Jonathan.jpg
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo- Equatorial Guinea

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qvti2ehEQ8k/R7vpxR5HgLI/AAAAAAAABb4/2omywxIzd68/s400/hat14_430xx_190208.jpg

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

It keeps the sun out of your eyes.

[MustCrushCapitalism]

I think I've figured this out. Cowboys invaded Native American land - America. Now the African christian leaders are united in a conspiracy to invade America as well and add it to their Evil Empire of Doom. :O

also move to chit chat pl0x.

[Leftsolidarity]

The second to last doesn't look like a cowboy hat.

Idk maybe it's stylish and it keeps the sun out of their eyes. Should this really be in politics?

[Obs]

Non-pol, definitely. Is it just me or is the 100th new ML member we get who doesn't know how to operate an Internet forum?

[Franz Fanonipants]

idk but i'm for it

[Mass Grave Aesthetics]

They sure have a sense of style!

[Raúl Duke]

Maybe an American influence of some sort?
Like, they see missionaries and such with those hats (which incidentally does keep the sun out from your eyes, like many hats) and adopt it.