The past five years have seen Sub-Saharan Africa enjoy decent levels of growth. Wars have temporarily abated and optimism is high. This hope is a good thing-optimism fires investment. Most investment has been coming from China and Obama's visit will not change that position.
'And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love'-Corinthians. Hope is not enough.You need a lot more than hope alone. Nelson Mandela demonstrated more than hope, in spending years in prison and forgiving his tormentors. Obama could have offered more than hope in his presidential terms.
Hope remains Africa's number 1. However, hope is not strategy. To succeed in life, business and relationships, you need perseverance, planning, passion, purpose and prayer to show the way. As prayers flow in for Nelson, let's also pray for other African leaders, so that as beacons of hope they can also fight for peace and development in the continent.
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