Mali: Where Is the AU in Mali?

15 January 2013
opinion

Africa is a land of extreme contradictions. It is a continent of incredible abundance, but also unconscionable scarcity. Because of this, Africa attracts adventurers, plunderers and other fortune seekers, and starry-eyed do-gooders in equal measure.

It is the cradle of humankind and human civilisation, but is now the most backward place on earth. That is a source of mixed feelings. First, there is immense pride in what once was and the potential to retrieve what made that possible. In some way this feeling compensates for Africa's other deficiencies. Second, there is shame that, in spite of that glorious history, we must owe our existence to people once considered barbarians.

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