[2ndDivisionVet]

“Full of promise?” Where in the hell would that be? Ebola, HIV, malaria, dengue, starvation, dysentery, witchcraft, etc. The small country of Belgium has a bigger economy then ALL of Sub-Saharan Africa.

[LeoWindhorse]

you forgot genocide and ethic cleansing , female genital mutilation , wild animal / ivory poaching and ‘bush meat ‘

[twister881]

The White Hut served its 400+ guests more of that taxpayer-funded $100/lb. Wagyu beef. Assuming a modest 8 ounces per person, that’s over $20,000 just for the entrée.

What, bush meat isn’t good enough for Hussein’s African relations?

[hinckley buzzard]

The economies of subSaharan Africa, quietly and without fanfare have been developing at a rapid rate. No credit to do-nothing Obama of course, but yeah, Africa has been on a growth binge for years now. Of course starting from a very low baseline, there is still a long way to go.