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Not all of Africa is desolate as fundraisers and NGOs would prefer to portray the continent. There are some successful African nations. Botswana is one of Africa’s most successful countries. It also sets a trend for the rest of Africa, as a model to emulate. Based on polls, Botswana is continental Africa’s best-run country. ‘Since independence [...]

‘Democracies make elections, elections don’t make democracies.’ This applies particularly to Afghanistan that has been trying to be a democracy since the Bonn Agreement that created the country’s post-Taliban government in 2001. Even more desperate than this attempt are the never-tiring efforts of the West, especially the United States, [...]