[2ndDivisionVet]

Those NGOs sure are turning that place into a utopian paradise. I have a bad feeling that if I came back 1,000 years from now Africa would still be lagging behind everyone else.

[MtnClimber]

They need to get rid of leftist NGOs and politicians who are like a 30 pound tick on a 15 pound dog.

[DIRTYSECRET]

How about more democracy?

[Fhios]

What they need is money. Just getting all the money that’s been embezzled reaching Africa would be a great start.

Cement ... if a country can’t make it’s own cement it’s in bad shape. But then there has to be corporations with money to buy it and pay for it. But even before then, you need a well educated government who doesn’t embezzle money.

[Paladin2]

Rule of Law, Personal Liberty, Seperation of Powers, rtc.

Basically Western Civilization as developed by old White Guys.

[Fungi]

What “Africa needs” is a return to the rule of law instead of the rule of corruption a la Mugabe and a host of others. When it becomes “Lex Rex” instead of “Rex Lex,” then the continent can become prosperous for all its citizenry.

[JerryBlackwell]

You mean like the colonizing powers were bringing pre 1960 or so?

[hanamizu]

Africa Wins Again. Africa always wins.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

What's really killing Africa are the leftist do-gooder organizations like the Gates Foundation and the U.N. They are not allowing Africa to industrialize and prosper.

This in turn creates the tin-pot dictators or warlords that keep the people suppressed.

A country like Liberia, for example, should be a paradise. It is right on the Atlantic coast, it is a sun-kissed strip of land, and the potential is there to create a dynamic economy to rival that of Hong Kong.

[lurk]

Affica need new leaders. Until then, Affica cesspool.

[the_daug]

What Africa needs is Jesus.

[pepsionice]

I would add this....the two immediate things that could be delivered and make a difference? Birth control, and solar generated electricity. Add onto this...a total absolute ban on weapon sales to any African country.

The whole of Africa needs to settle back on a lesser population.

[Axenolith]

They won’t, they have a priceless commodity to the Chinese, women and land.

[brewcrew1965]

The actual truth can not be spoken in a public forum due to political correctness. However, most normal people understand what that actual truth is.

[Redwood71]

And condoms.

rwood

[familyop]

Every country needs cement. It’s outrageously expensive now. Sure, political class Americans want to divert more cement to other countries. And it’s a sure sign that the rent is about to go up again.

The EPA
Cement Manufacturing Enforcement Initiative
https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/cement-manufacturing-enforcement-initiative
“The cement sector is the third largest industrial source of pollution, emitting more than 500,000 tons per year of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and carbon monoxide.”

Enjoy the slide...and your homelessness.

As for Africa, why are self-described philanthropists making it our problem? Maybe they should choose to stay there, marry into the population and inject more of their masterful social abilities in lieu of ingenuity and physical coordination. Granted, the spoiled trust fund babies can’t turn a wrench, so maybe they can start their hippie farms there. The brats are so good at running our U.S.A. as though it were a plantation!

[ebshumidors]

They need to quit breeding on someone else’s dime.

[DesertRhino]

They’re on the right track. Now it’s time for a good-hearted paternalistic discussion on why we have those things to give away and they don’t.
This is what is known as a teachable moment.

[Little Ray]

“Africa needs” to get to work, then.
It is not anyone else’s job to provide these things and they have the people and resources of the entire African continent with which to work.

[LadyDoc]

The good news is that the Chinese are taking over the economy and don't pay attention to the green westerners...they aim to invest in growing crops, stealing their resources and building factories to export stuff.

Capitalism at it's best...

[mad_as_he$$]

The ChiComs are doing more in Africa than just about everyone else put together. Roads, bridges and infrastructure are big on their agenda. They encourage the “help” because they are confident that their sphere of influence will soon be inpentratable.