Pope Benedict denounced what he called "the clouds of evil" over Africa that have brought war and ethnic rivalry, reducing the poor to slavery and depriving "future generations of the resources needed to create a more solid and just society."
VOA: standard.2009.03.22
As the report says, even if state authorities cling to the belief that voting should be predicated on virtue, depriving a man of his vote for ever does nothing to help him back into civil society or virtuous ways.