Barack Obama Critical of Swaziland
The big Sunday newspaper front cover story from yesterday. CNN analyzes Obama’s speech at Mandela memorial service as a dig on Swaziland (and other countries).
Africa rising, we chorused, just as things fell apart
Charles Onyango-Obbo of Africa Review expresses the clash of progress with set-backs in Africa as 2013 turned to 2014 in his January 5 essay:
Africa rising, we chorused, just as things fell apart
He quotes Paul Kagame (Rwanda’s president) as the position of the new Afro-optimist:
“Europe went through centuries of war and suffering, Africa too will take the same route. Things will get much worse, before they get better.”
This is why we must prepare leaders of character ready to face today’s challenges. Things won’t get better without Africans ready to handle both the getting worse and the getting better.
Links of (potential) interest…
I have several half-written posts looking for a chance to finish. In the meantime, here’s some Swaziland news links from the past few weeks:
Mobile Phones Changing Africa (CNN) – Thanks, Mark for this link.
Grandmas Grow Gold in Swaziland (NYT) – Thanks, Barry for this link.