Not an expert in African questions myself, I'm still shocked by the extreme simplicity of the opinions posted. Apparently, there is no middle way between taking control of Africa (already tried in Congo; they learned how to mutilate people) or letting Africans disappear, be it through disease, war, famine or (preferably) some other media-market-oriented disaster.
Work, however hard, in Africa and along with African people are both necessary and unavoidable. There's plenty of knowledge about Africa in Africa, most of it better informed than ourselves, but I'm afraid we're lacking a bit of basic respect for other people's opinions. We do have the resources, both political and economic to help Africa out of its present sorrow state, we may have the moral authority ro put them to good use. What we don't have is the right to patronize. |