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There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black hole of murder and mutilation that can never be fixed, no matter what aid is brought in.

Americans' perceptions of Africa remain rooted in troubling stereotypes of helplessness and perpetual crisis.

The essence of Africa's crisis is fundamentally its extreme poverty.

You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment. Because there is no way we can look at what's happening in Africa, and if we're honest, conclude that it would ever be allowed to happen anywhere else.

Africa is not for the weak-hearted: infrastructure issues are there. The middle class is absent in most of the countries. We have to cater to the low end of the market to grow.

There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it.

Provision must be made for the extension of speedy and effective assistance when any African State is threatened with military aggression. We cannot rely solely on international morality.

If African countries can unite and pull resources together, then that will be the best thing we could ever do for the problems in Africa including AIDS.

You know, we're missing so much as African-Americans and we should be concerned about what's going on in Africa.