Inconvenient Truth: When the Elephants Forget the Grass

Africa is not being held back by politics. It is being held back by politicking: the moment ambition for the nation is quietly replaced by ambition for the party. It Begins the Moment We Stop Asking What Is Best for the Nation. There is a distinction that Africa can no longer afford to blur. Politics, at its finest, is among humanity's noblest pursuits: the art of organising society, balancing competing interests and improving citizens' lives. Without it, democracies cannot function, and…