Little to celebrate on Africa Day

The continent is still stuck in armed conflicts in Burundi, Mauritania, Niger Delta, and other remnants of political instability in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mali, and Libya among others. Repressive regimes are still the order of the day while corruption is growing every day in every corner of the continent.

Unemployment, poverty and disease continue to rule our lives in the continent despite it being part of the global village where partnerships with advanced societies should be at the forefront of fighting these social ills. All these go back to the type of leadership we have in our beloved continent, which is driven by greed, selfish interests and lack of vision. We still have people put in prison for exercising their freedom of expression; we still have presidents who disregard their constitutions to extend their stay in power, and even worse, leaders who think that the voice of the international community should be ignored.