"In our current mood of officially sanctioned optimism, we are in danger of signalling to Africa that, just as in the old days, we would rather prop up a corrupt president, especially one regarded as an ally in Bush's war on terror, than risk losing influence in the region. By stubbornly whitewashing over a grubby reality, we undermine the very domestic forces - church groups, civic society, opposition parties - struggling to hold African governments to account. They understandably feel betrayed. We should be wary of admiring African leaders more than the put-upon citizens of those nations do themselves."
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