If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back.

Personally, I regard myself as an intellectual 'rebel,' kicking against the 'old colonialism-imperialism paradigm' which has landed Africa in a conundrum.

There's a belief that since Africa got a raw deal from the colonial West, then the Chinese must be Africa's best friend. But the evidence doesn't show that, and the main criticism is that they are building infrastructure in exchange for Africa's resources in deals that are structured to favor China.

In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.

Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny.

Socialism is always wrong.

Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled.