Africa’s intellectual elite is urging Bono and other American and European activists to stop showering the AIDS-ravaged continent with assistance and invest in local projects instead. At a recent meeting of Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) in Arusha, Tanzania, leaders discussed ways to strengthen the African economy without depending on foreign help.
"I'm HIV positive and diabetic (as well as have high cholesterol) and some of my meds specify taking them with 'high fat foods' which I have to do twice a day. I've eaten as healthy as possible, but when it comes to high fat foods, I am in a quandary...about what to eat sometimes..."