A renaissance takes hold in Africa
By Abdoulaye Wade | Thursday, September 27, 2007 | The Boston Globe
“FOR MUCH of the last half-century, the role that African-Americans play in Africa has been more a subject of lip service and rhetorical fealty than reality. That is about to change. Without much notice in the United States, Africa – and the role that African-Americans can fill in promoting its development – is undergoing a deep-seated transformation….
…In America, outdated stereotypes of Africa as a violent continent, rife with genocide, famines, AIDS, and military strongmen still linger. Yet apart from the epic tragedy in Darfur, famine and tyranny are on the wane throughout the continent, and the overwhelming majority of Africans are in better health and living longer….”…BS
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