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.

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

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

Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.

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

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.

What Africa needs to do is to grow, to grow out of debt.