You have to separate the humanitarian impulse from the record of aid itself. We all want to help. Many people would say that it's the moral impulse of the rich to help the poor, but the record of aid has been terrible.

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

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

If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back.

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.

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

The solutions to Africa's problems lie in Africa, not in Live Aid concerts.