Even though I have been a bit lax in keeping up-to-date thoughts going on this blog, I still would like to share this one with you all. Someone close to me recently sent me this article: http://www.independent.co.ug/the-last-word/the-last-word/4027-madonna-bono-clooney-cannot-save-africa-only-africans-can Granted, to get a more complete sense of where my thoughts are coming from on this article, you'll probably have to know the girl who sent it to me, what our relationship is, why I am so interested in thinking about this stuff, and finally, it might help to know me personally, too. Well...in the face of all of that, I'll give you the quickest summation of the article, my thoughts on it, and why I think you all should read it too. The article is about self-empowerment of Africans. It argues that "The West cannot save Africa, only
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