Andrew Mwenda: A New Look at Africa…

April 8, 2008 | 10:00 AM

“In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the “African question” — to look beyond the media’s stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness throughout the continent. Most important, he says, the solution to Africa’s problems is not more aid.”

Let’s ask ourselves a question: Can we apply Mwenda’s ideas to American poverty?

While I’m at it, here’s a link to Bono’s talk on Africa. Also, here are three sites that promote African ingenuity: AfricanLoft, AfriGadget, and Indego Africa.

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