The 'Cheetah Generation' refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and problems from a totally different and unique perspective.

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.

The only good dictator is a dead one.

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.

The election of Senator Barack Obama brought jubilation across Africa, where millions celebrated him as 'one of their own.'

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.