“We, in Africa, have a terrible history of corruption and the abuse of power; of indiscriminate slaughter and of pursuing ambitious ventures that leave our peoples distraught. I want this to stop at these frontiers and for our nationals to fulfil their potential or, at worst, a large part of it. This is for the sake of my own Nation and it is for the sake of this Dark Continent.
“General, I want my Country to become a Model for the rest of Africa.”
The General sensed the President had stopped talking but maintained a respectful silence for some time; yet, always, he maintained eye contact with the man at the top of the table.
Then he spoke; “Mr. President, I am honoured to have been given your trust, to be taken into your confidence and for the candid way you have set out your dilemma.
