We need strong leadership , good policies and strong institutions. And shy away from predatory dispositions where people still see government work like the pre dependence era of the white man's job and where the public service belongs to no body and where to enrich them self and immediate family...

Spot on, @kenhudoy. And for what it's worth, at least NEPAD was not foisted on Africa by donors - it was an African grown plan for Africa. Strong institutions are the bulwark against corruption! For what it's worth, earlier this year, former South African parliamentarian Lindiwe Mazibuko blasted the old guard of African leadership for being completely irrelevant to the majority of Africans - who are under the age of 30! She said something like "you don't understand us, you don't care about our futures, you care only about yourselves and your croniers and you should step down now to let responsible youth leaders take over the reins!" Talk about speaking truth to power! It was electric.