Successful Development: Why Africa Should Never Look Like America

When I first came across the piece in the studio, I saw three Cameroonian youth envying the birds. Unlike the children, the birds were able to easily escape their environment and find greener pastures beyond the horizon. When I asked our Cameroonian academic director what she saw, I immediately knew I had to buy the piece.

Cameroon: Checking in From Central Africa

Greetings from Yaounde, Cameroon! It’s only been a week and a half, but the more I spend learning here in Sub-Saharan Africa, the more I realize how important it is for leaders in the developed world to recognize they have a responsibility to represent not just their nation’s interests, but rather the interests of the global poor.