FOR TOO LONG WE HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH

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FOR TOO LONG WE HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
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POVERTY
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AIDS
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CONFLICT
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HOPELESSNESS
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UNDERDEVELOPMENT
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BUT WHAT EVERYONE FAILS TO REALISE IS THAT
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WE HAVE THE RESOURCES
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CRUDE OIL

• NIGERIA IS THE LARGEST OIL PRODUCER IN AFRICA AND
  THE 11TH LARGEST IN THE WORLD

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COLUMBITE-TANTALITE (COLTAN)

• DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO HAS 80 OF WORLDS
  KNOWN COLTAN SUPPLY
• COLTAN IS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CELL PHONES
  AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES

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DIAMONDS

• BOTSWANA IS THE WORLDS LEADING PRODUCER OF
  QUALITY GEM DIAMONDS
• ANGOLA IS THE 5TH PRODUCER BY VALUE OF DIAMONDS
  IN THE WORLD
• SIERRA LEONE IS A MAJOR PRODUCER OF QUALITY GEM
  DIAMONDS

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GOLD

• SOUTH AFRICA IS THE WORLDS LARGEST PRODUCER OF
  GOLD
• OTHER GOLD PRODUCING COUNTRIES - GHANA, UGANDA,
  ZIMBABWE TANZANIA, etc

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TALENT

• AGBANI DAREGO MISS WORLD 2001
• 1ST BLACK AFRICAN TO WIN THE MISS WORLD BEAUTY
  PAGEANT

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PEOPLE WILLING TO MAKE A CHANGE

• LIBERIA
• PRES. ELLEN JOHNSON-SIRLEAF
• AFRICAS FIRST ELECTED FEMALE PRESIDENT

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TRUTH BE TOLD

• WE HAVE SOME OF THE POOREST NATIONS IN THE WORLD
• AIDS IS RAVAGING THE CONTINENT

• WE ARE HIGH IN DEBT
• WEVE HAD STILL HAVE SOME OF THE WORST LEADERS

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but

• WE ARE MORE THAN THAT

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IF ANYONE can make a change

• IT IS YOU
• DONT LEAVE IT TO THE IMF, WORLD BANK, WTO OR THE
  RICH NATIONS

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BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE

• MAKE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE
• because

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We Are More Than That