African leaders from left, President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, King Mswwati II of Swaziland, Thabo Mbeki, of South Africa, Morgan Tsvangirai, new Prime Minster of Zimbabwe, Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania , Armando Gebuza of Mozambique and Namibian President Hafikepunye Pohamba at the signing of the power sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare Monday, Sept, 15, 2008.Tough Talk: Barack Obama Hasn't Stood Up To Africa's Despots -- Newsweek
President Obama got lots of attention last month for his drop-in visit to Ghana after the G20 meeting in Italy, where he blasted African leaders for misruling the continent and condemning its people to poverty and backwardness. "Repression can take many forms, and too many nations, even those that have elections, are plagued by problems that condemn their people to poverty," said Obama. "No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, even if occasionally you sprinkle an election in there. And now is the time for that style of governance to end."
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My Comment: The answer is .... President Obama has not "stood up" to Africa's dictators .... but realistically there is not much that he can do. The only thing that we can hope for is that genocide does not become a way of life for Africans, and that safe havens in Africa for international terror groups like Al Qaeda are denied to them.