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World towers above Africa not due to lack, but poor leadership

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President William Ruto and US President Joe Biden addressing journalists at White House. [AFP]

The spectacular drama that often attends visits to the Global North by African leaders reminds us of our refusal to be great.

In 2010, Greg Mills of South Africa published a powerful book titled Why Africa is Poor and What Africans Can Do about It. His central thesis is that Africa has chosen poverty.

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