Having said all that, I would be remiss not to make one point clear: the number of naturally inspiring, authentically committed, and contagiously optimistic leaders I have encountered in these countries far surpassed my expectations and is, on a relative basis, superior to other regions of the world.

FORBES: The Talent and Leadership Gap in Developing Countries

Moreover, the longer he lasts, the bigger the risk that other countries in the region will get sucked into the mayhem, as has happened in the past when civil strife has spread contagiously back and forth through nearby Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and several million destitute.

ECONOMIST: Chaotic C?te d'Ivoire