In wake of the Live-8 concert and coverage in the media, an interesting article of what really ails Africa...
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By the African Union's own estimate, Africa loses as much as US$148-billion a year to corruption.
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Talk to anyone who has lived in Africa and they will tell you how true this is...You get a speeding ticket in Tanzania, just pay off the police officer. Tax inspector coming for a visit, just have some money handy...Too many blackouts (power shortage) in your area, go donate some money to the people in charge of handling the blackouts...
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Africa's tragedy is not that its nations are poor. That is a condition that is a product of history. The tragedy is that it lacks ruling classes that are committed to overcoming the state of poverty
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