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"LISBON (AFP) - Africa must stop blaming its colonial past for its problems and instead point the finger at the continent's leaders, the prime minister of the west African archipelago of Cape Verde said.
Colonialism and its legacy of slavery played "an important role in the deterioration of the situation in Africa" but "Africans have had Africa in their hands for half a century," Cape Verde Prime Minister Jose Maria das Neves said in an interview with the Portuguese news agency Lusa.
"You can't continue to justify the current situation of the continent with colonialism, slavery and unfair trading terms," he said.
"Responsibility for the current state of affairs in the African continent lies firstly in the hands of African leaders who must assume their responsibility to develop a clear strategy for Africa's future that takes advantage of all of its human capabilities and natural resources," he added."
I personally think that Europe has played a huge part in the destruction of black Africa BUT it is refreshing to see a leader take responsibility for the future, as opposed to a criminal like Mugabe who could have done so much with the kind of resources Zimbabwe has but is now going to his thug counterparts in China for a 2 billion dollar handout.
"LISBON (AFP) - Africa must stop blaming its colonial past for its problems and instead point the finger at the continent's leaders, the prime minister of the west African archipelago of Cape Verde said.
Colonialism and its legacy of slavery played "an important role in the deterioration of the situation in Africa" but "Africans have had Africa in their hands for half a century," Cape Verde Prime Minister Jose Maria das Neves said in an interview with the Portuguese news agency Lusa.
"You can't continue to justify the current situation of the continent with colonialism, slavery and unfair trading terms," he said.
"Responsibility for the current state of affairs in the African continent lies firstly in the hands of African leaders who must assume their responsibility to develop a clear strategy for Africa's future that takes advantage of all of its human capabilities and natural resources," he added."
I personally think that Europe has played a huge part in the destruction of black Africa BUT it is refreshing to see a leader take responsibility for the future, as opposed to a criminal like Mugabe who could have done so much with the kind of resources Zimbabwe has but is now going to his thug counterparts in China for a 2 billion dollar handout.
