I got to thinking....bad thing for me to do.....I was considering the Thread Title and it struck me as it really is poorly chosen.
There is nothing new in W. Africa.....different day.....same old sad situation.
It does not get better....just different.
One just cannot make a Silk Purse out of a Sow's Ear.
The tragedy is what could be a prosperous nation is doomed to failure and it is its own doing.
Good folks there just don't have a chance.