Philip Effiong writes in Africa Unbound:
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Perhaps you are familiar with those seminars in Washington D.C. that address challenges typically associated with Africa--HIV/AIDS, inadequate healthcare, famine, poverty, war, dictatorship, poor infrastructure, low agricultural productivity, gender inequity, insecurity--the list is long though quite predictable. You may have noticed, too, that the "expert" orators at these gatherings are fairly consistent and essentially constitute a circle of recycled speakers that speak to an equally consistent bunch of recycled listeners.
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