and yes. But I get the general impression it is a rather prickly subject around which everyone shuffles with their eyes cast down. Africa seems to want the AU build up by its own strength, the African way (not unlogical in my view), and the western world, suffering from a combination of post-colonial shame and neo-colonial indifference, does not want to commit itself or even offer financial assistance.

But if I now went into Over-Generalise Mode, please slap.