HE Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the AUC comments: "The conference acknowledged the role of CRVS as a prerequisite for the continent's development and inclusive growth, a message which was well received and understood by the government officials present.
Misery has become Africa's fastest growing industry not because rich nations didn't give the continent any development assistance, and health levels are primitive not because of a lack of hospitals.
Corruption is still the single greatest impediment to the continent's development.
Third, the modernisation of agriculture, where two-thirds of African people are occupied, remains the key to the continent's development.
Independent African journalists covering the continent's development are now frequently persecuted for critical reporting on the misuse of public finances, corruption and the activities of foreign investors.
Although war is the most spectacularly costly consequence of fudged presidential transitions in Africa, it is far from alone in stunting the continent's development.
There is growing resentment among African states that the UN-backed ICC has concentrated its prosecutions on the continent – a development that is partially a consequence of the United States, Russia and most of the Middle East failing to join the court.
Africa lost up to $1.4tn in illicit financial flows in 1980-2009, far exceeding money coming in over the same period and seriously undermining the continent's development, a report said on Wednesday.
The same man who led the charge against Saddam Hussein and championed the cause of democracy in the wider Middle East continues to refrain from prescribing a comparable solution to Africa: only last week, the World Bank President described Africa as top priority but urged the G8 leaders only to fulfil their promise to write off African debts and promote the continent's development.
Mr Annan knows very well that there would be no need for the west to help Africa fight Ebola today if most of the £550bn given to the continent as development aid since independence, had not been diverted to fund local leaders' luxury lifestyles.
