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Africa should stop blaming the West, clean up its mess

By Lucas Owako,

Nairobi,Kenya:The African Union is celebrating its 50th anniversary under the theme: “Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.” As they look back and then ahead, our leaders should  be advised to remember the words of Wole Soyinka, one of Africa’s most celebrated writers. At a time when there was a push for an African renaissance after the end of colonial rule, Soyinka said: A tiger does not need to boast about his tigritude, he pounces!

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