Posted on 02/01/2006 2:08:15 PM PST by Anne_Conn
Last week over 40 leaders of countries belonging to the African Union (AU) gathered in Sudan for the sixth annual conference of AU member states. Sometimes known as "The Dictators" Club", the AU leadership is famous for treating itself to lavish meals and accommodations, while the majority of their citizens are forced to live in appalling poverty and under overtly repressive governments not squeamish about torturing and/or killing dissenters.
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No one but God can save Africa.
"God already left Africa" - Bruce Willis in Tears of the Sun.
We cannot help it is that simple.
Even God gave up on Africa. He led Moses & the Israelites out of Africa.
Maybe the summit should focus on what made S. Africa once a healthy, thriving and economically vibrant city and follow that model.
Kim DuToit has an excellent, self penned essay regarding Africa on his website. Worth a read.
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