(Part II of two.)
We recently showed how progressives are trying to re-colonize Africa through the back door. Tony Blair, Bob Geldof and their merry band have come out with another 'Report on Africa,' detailing the thousand and one ways in which they feel Africans are incapable of governing themselves, and asking the West to pass the hat once again:
'African poverty and stagnation is the greatest tragedy of our time. Poverty on such a scale demands a forceful response. … Africa requires a comprehensive ‘big push’ on many fronts at once.
'Investing for economic growth means rebuilding African health and education systems, many of which are now on the point of collapse.'
Today, the question is why? Why, after 60 years of independence, is Sub-Saharan Africa still having such a devilishly hard time governing itself?
Nigeria, the most populous black nation on Earth, is on the brink of collapse. A culture of incompetence, endemic corruption, dignified ineptitude, and, chief among all, destructive selfishness and greed has played a major role in its unravelling. The same, sadly, can be said for most other African nations. … As long as we continue to ignore our own self-assessment and soul-searching, we will remain the undignified race.
A harsh assessment. But he joins a chorus of Africans who are expressing growing disappointment with 50 years of self-rule.
This growing exasperation is understandable. But how can we solve a problem without identifying its source? Today, we shall try to go to the heart of the question.
Demanding better: Economist Dambisa Moyo, Philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, Corruption investigator Thuli Madonsela
This growing exasperation is understandable. But how can we solve a problem without identifying its source? Today, we shall try to go to the heart of the question.
Why, two generations after independence, is Africa still in such dire straits?
