I believe that developing nations have no one to blame for theirstate of affairs. In my opinion, we are not backward because we are black; I believe we are backward largely because we are blind! For instance, there are banks of scientific facts that point to the fact that Africa is a land of unlimited opportunities, endowed with vast natural resources. I consider it, therefore, a paradox that multitudes in this same blessed continent still live farbelowthe povertyline.