Let us call caution into play on Obamania

Yes change is inevitable but Africa presents Barrack Obama with a different type of challenge.  Born to a Kenyan father, Obama will take an oath of office today, making him the first Afro-American President to occupy the White House. We know for a fact that his African heritage puts him in a far better position to appraise Africa’s problems. However we as Africans need to remind ourselves that we still have to come up with our own homegrown solutions to tackle the myriad of problems afflicting us. Africa is still suffering from a leadership crisis judging by the flashpoints we have.