Leadership and Poverty

Joan Holmes president of the Hunger Project stated "...Only Africans can lead Africa. Only Africans can shape Africa..." there is a "...disconnect between the political leaders and the people. "What's missing," Holmes argued, "is leadership - leadership committed to the well-being of their people..."Forty-six percent of Africa?s people live in abject poverty," Holmes said. "There is corruption in virtually every part of the world, but in Africa it is particularly devastating. Corruption costs African economies more than $148 billion a year..."
Via AllAfrica