[Alberta's Child]

If Western governments really wanted to do something to help Africa, the easiest thing they could do is open their markets to African products.

This is like saying that the best way to deal with a house that is a fire hazard is to put a fire alarm box in every room.

There is only one thing Africa needs to do to cure its problems, but no outside nation will ever be able to force this solution upon it. The entire place needs to grow up and move into the 19th century, at which point they can start thinking about the 20th.

[Ladybug1]

As long as Africa has dictators, and they change every five minutes, nothing will get done. Africa will not grow. They also need to have people like Bono stop treating them like children and thinking that only big daddy Europe can help them out by holding their hand while the U.S. pay's the bills. Maybe I'm over reacting. : )