Look at the history of peace accords in Africa. They have a terrible record. They are shredded even before the ink on them is dry.

Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.

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.

Dictators cause the world’s worst problems: all the collapsed states, and all the devastated economies. All the vapid cases of corruption, grand theft, and naked plunder of the treasury are caused by dictators, leaving in their wake trails of wanton destruction, horrendous carnage and human debris.

Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny.

Back in the 1960s Africa not only fed itself, it also exported food. Not anymore.

Africa is poor because she is not free.