![]() ![]() Few states have managed to escape the downward spiral: Botswana stands out as a unique example of an enduring multi-party democracy South Africa, after narrowly avoiding revolution, has emerged in the post-apartheid era as a well-managed democratic state. No other area of the world arouses such a sense of foreboding. ![]() ![]() The sum of its misfortunes - its wars, its despotisms, its corruption, its droughts - is truly daunting. Africa was considered too valuable a prize to lose." "Today, Africa is spoken of only in pessimistic terms. On the world stage, African states excited the attention of the world's rival power blocs in the Cold War era, the position that each newly independent state adopted in its relations with the West or the East was viewed as a matter of crucial importance. Independence came in the midst of an economic boom. African leaders stepped forward with energy and enthusiasm to tackle the problems of development and nation-building, boldly proclaiming their hopes of establishing new societies that might offer inspiration to the world at large. As Europe's colonial powers withdrew, dozens of new states were launched amid much jubilation and to the world's applause. "The fortunes of Africa have changed dramatically in the fifty years since the independence era began. ![]()
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