Africa/Eritrea: In Africa, just help us to help ourselves

We continue to ignore the stark lesson that externally imposed development models have not gotten us very far. It's what Africans do themselves that will determine how far and how fast we move forward. The only way forward is for Africa to drive its own bus and for the driver and passengers to be in full agreement about where they're going. That said, we do need help filling up the tank. The fundamental problem in Africa is not lack of resources, but the failure of political leadership.