Like Haiti, political elites have robbed Africa dry and even want more ill-gotten wealth

Like Haiti, we in Africa have wasted the last 60 years embroiled in a deadly politics of power for power’s sake or power to facilitate theft. Our elites, like theirs, have stolen our countries to a standstill. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Haitia’s President Jovenel Moise was recently interviewed on Al Jazeera news network. He talked on a wide range of subjects: Reconstruction after the devastating 2010 earthquake; street demonstrations; police brutality; criminal gangs.

Importantly, he spoke about what ails Haiti and the way out of the almost impossible economic and humanitarian situation in the country.