[jalisco555]

The fashionable use of profanity heavily discounts the author's credibility, unfortunately.

That bothered me, too. Totally unnecessary and it detracted from the message.

Africa could potentially offer so much to the world. What a shame that we are basically having to write off an entire continent.

[Mackey]

I've read and will recommend the following book on Africa:

Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa by Keith B. Richburg

The New York Times Book Review, William Finnegan
To his credit, Mr. Richburg lays out his own confusion and guilt about saying some of the things he does . . . he is candid about his gratitude that his ancestors made it to America. Mr. Richburg lambastes whites in the West who, for fear of appearing racist, hesitate to place responsibility for Africa's woes on African shoulders, and then he extends this criticism to white Americans who are allegedly afraid to hold black Americans responsible for their own woes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

[King Prout]

Hey, Mexico's the same way.
When a people have all the space and natural resources required to make a great and puissant nation, and perpetually fail to do so, there can be only one reason: The culture stinks.