Do you think that the African Union is destined to fail?
441559
I do not foresee Africa thriving in this century or the next.  It really saddens me though, since I am an African myself.
210895
AIDS is contributing to the underdevelopment of the entire African continent.  There is no good reason for the US to withdrawl funding to fight it.  It is morally reprehensible to ignore the problem and from a more pragmatic view the problems in Africa will hurt America in the long run.  Disease has destabilized much of Africa and led to wars, racial tension, and genocide.  This is a world problem, not just Africa's.
1007516
The problem is that many African countries don't have functioning governmental institutions.  Sending money might help alleviate problems temporarily, but until they have more stable institutions and social welfare programs, governments can't be effective in helping their people.  Another problem is that many African countries have outrageous amounts of debt, so this plus unstable economies (that part is sort of a chicken and egg kind of thing) make it really difficult for these governments to become more stable and to provide and maintain public goods.
1144012
The economic reforms sweeping through Asia for the two decades will ultimately reach Africa in the next two to five decades.  And hence by the end of this century, I expect some part of the Africa to become a first world country.\n\nIn marathon's African's have proven that they are best.  Now in the 2006 football world cup, they came in as under dogs and caught the imagination of the world.  By the end of next decade I expect some of the African nations to be best in the football.  This will change the face of Africa and that will be the starting point.\n\nGood luck.
654215
Africa is only now ready for it\nso give thanks that it is!
110062
This would be my chance  to give the  world a serialised  story  of the  true state of affairs in Africa , issues   on governonce , cultures  and  the people .\n\nReasons  being that in most cases  i  have  watched with  great disbelief  the amount of untruth printed  and  televised  in the mainstream media giving  the outside  world  a  very  dark picture of  actually is the true  status in  Africa.\n\nIf  only  i could get such a  chance .
987321
I disagree!  The African teams have shown well even though they have not won.  They are not up to the level of the top 20 teams in the world...but they are fun/exciting to watch.  They create a lot of chances but just don't finish well.  Their backs are suspect.  All in all, though, when they play you can pretty well gaurantee a wide open match!
76960
Devastating\nYou cannot imagine the amount of Nigerians who stow away, enter illegally intocountries all owver the world and bring ill repute to their country\nThey smuggle drugs intotheir country, smuggle all sorts of merchandise including Ghanian women and it is too bad for the Nigerian economy and Nigerian pride.
492630
Do you have some statistics or something to back up this claim? Because I don't think it's true. I know plenty of successful Africans and African churches. I promise. Cheer up.
553014
The American government isn't doing anything to help Africa at all. There are American Christian organizations that send aid to Africa like the Red Cross from the Catholics. The Bible belt doesn't give them anything they are just cheating the public, and lining there pocket's for themselves. TV Evangelists are scam artists, that money never gets to the poor people of Africa,(They are thieves). That is why the problem never gets any better.
229191
The main issue in Africa is tribalism.  It has caused many problems in the past and current day.  Until they are able to get past this major obstable, Africa will stay in this state of confusion and chaos.  Nothing is being done by Africans or its governments to solve this problem.
320431
A simple yes/no answer should really suffice. The answer is no. There are a number of clearly identifiable factors which render this osrt of action unachievable (whether desirable or not, which is not the question posed) in the US or anywhere else for that matter.\n\nThe biggest single factor is public disinterest. Organisers of any event that they feel passionate abotu will find it hard to understand that people, being intrinsically selfish, don't want to participate for numerous reasons inlcuding inconvenience, laziness and apathy, belief that the action is flawed or doomed to failure anyway etc.\n\nOther factors contributing to the "no" answer include information distribution (how do you communicate effectively) and dealing with counter-information from those who would not want such an event to take place.\n\nOrganisers of demonstrations and protests know these things, and therefore they ensure that there is a groundswell of support long before the event is announced. In the case of the fight by Bob Geldof and others against the G8 and their stance on African poverty, mobilising the media and getting them onside is also critical.\n\nNeither of these would apply for the given scenario.\n\nThanks for exercising my brain for 5 minutes.
976570
Last time we went into Africa they killed our soldiers and dragged their naked corpses through the street.Thats what happens when you try to feed them. Let Africa fix their own problem. The peole on here worrying about Darfur, are the same ones that said Iraq is none of our business!
400525
Way to play the undeserving victim.  Maybe if Africa could pull its head out of its ass long enough to form some sort of stable government and quit raping and pillaging their entire populations, then maybe you would actually have a reason to be proud to be an African.
449456
Yes.\n\nThe South losses.
644196
If we are considering the current world cup finalist, I dont see it happening. However, judging by the performance of African players in Europe and other parts of the world, it is likely that one of the countries would probably suprise the world soon. The exposure and experience is really helping develop african football. The major impediment however is the FA in the african countries. They either lack knowledge of what it takes to win a crucial competition or are too greedy and selfish/dont really care if their country perform well or not.
91226
There's no doubt Africa is in a bad way right now.  However, we must remember that most African countries are less than 50 years old.  Even the US was still having problems at that point.  Africa was more exploited by colonizers, and so it only makes sense there are more problems.  However, progress is being made.  Democracy is the way of rule in many countries, having progressed from dictatorships-- Ghana is a good example.  Botswana is doing well economically (comparatively).  Africa is moving forward, and that in itself is cause for hope.