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| 'Stop blaming the west for Africa's woes' |
| 2008-08-22 |
| By Barry Bateman Africa should stop blaming the West for her woes and implement means of delivering good governance to the citizen of the continent. This is according to Kenyan High Commissioner Tom Amolo who on Tuesday addressed delegates at the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) Ambassadorial Forum. The forum looked at the challenge of good governance in Africa and meeting African Union (AU) and New Partnership for Africa's Development's (Nepad) goals. Amolo lauded Tshwane Metro council for trying to bring the "African street closer to African practitioners". "The combined positive benefits of an interaction may not be felt immediately but will linger, take seed and flourish in the hearts and minds, not only of our grassroots, but also the political elite and economic elites that run the country," he said. Balance at the link. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 One Word: Tribalism. As long as they value the group/tribe/collective over the individual, they will fail. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-22 12:54 |
| #3 You're right but luckily America did have people that cared and they set up a system that kept those types balanced against each other, mostly. So far. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-08-22 12:26 |
| #2 What Africa needs is leaders that care more about their nation than they do about their tribe, or themselves. I'd say the same here - "What America needs is leaders that care more about their nation than they do about their party, donors, special interest groups, NIMBYites, Luddites, pork, color, race, creed, or their own power or egos." Fortunately, America apparently has had just enough to squeak by than most other nations in the world. You don't have to be faster than the bear, just faster than someone else in the group. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-08-22 11:58 |
| #1 Since the leaders of Africa are at fault does anyone really expect them to take blame? What Africa needs is leaders that care more about their nation than they do about their tribe, or themselves. For some reason the third world produces far less individuals in that mold. Perhaps that is why they are the third world. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-08-22 10:20 |