In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.
Radio is the death and life of Africa.
Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.
Back in the 1960s Africa not only fed itself, it also exported food. Not anymore.
The only good dictator is a dead one.
When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.