Hippos kill more people in Africa annually than any other wild animal.
Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny.
Africa is poor because she is not free.
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.
If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back.
The richest persons in Africa are heads of state, governors and ministers. So every 'educated' African who wants to be rich - and there is nothing wrong with wanting to be rich - heads straight into government or politics.