A Few Words From Barack Obama ...

"For far too many Africans conflict is a part of life ... these conflicts are a millstone around Africa's neck."

"No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves or the police can be bought off by drug traffickers. No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20% off the top... That is not democracy. That is tyranny even if you sprinkle an election in it."

"Africa does not need strong men, it needs strong institutions."

Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States of America, as quoted in 'Obama deeply moved by 'evil' slave fortress', Mail and Guardian Online, 12 July 2009.'