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Perceptions, poverty in Africa can be overcome

 “Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand”. This African proverb sends one fundamental message; to knowledge, always add wisdom, or better, knowledge in and of itself, is not enough.

The globe is at its most enlightened, with the rate of information exchange and explosion of new ideas at its highest. World changing innovations are occurring in Africa just as they do in other parts of the globe.

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