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.

Virtually all of Africa's civil wars were started by politically marginalized or excluded groups.

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.

Radio is the death and life of Africa.

Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny.

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

There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came.