AU
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When the world birthed its 193rd nation last year, brothers and sisters of the newborn state were unabashedly optimistic that a patch of land that has known armed conflicts at every turn in its history could finally see some daylight of sustained peace and progress. Decades of death, displacement, famine, etc had led some to
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The argument gets tiring. The conversation very predictable. So much so that every now and then, my mind takes an unauthorized leave of absence and checks into some fancy resort on some fancy deserted tropical island — just to get a reprieve from the constant barrage of heartaches that come from pondering Africa’s numerous problems.