MAGNON'S PRESENTATION

Author: Perrine Mouterde
Title of article: Fifty years on, much remains, says Togo’s King Mensah
Publication: France 24
Date of article: April 12, 2010
Short summary:
In this article, King Mensah, a Togolese singer presents the dramatic and deteriorating situation of his country after fifty years of political independence. He claims that the current situation of his country, Togo, is worse than that of the colonial epoch. In addition, he states that the country is characterized by poverty, unemployment, and lack of adequate health and education infrastructures. He continues, arguing that this miserable condition can explain the ongoing political and social protest within the country.
Issues:
Are African countries immature to be independent?
Is democracy really the key for economic development in Africa?
Is Africa’s miserable economic situation fatalism?
Opinion
I think that in order to develop their countries, African leaders need to conceive and apply policies taking into account the specificity of their nations. Furthermore, in order to make prosperous their countries, leaders in Africa have to struggle against: nepotism, human rights violation, and corruption.

Magnon