An interesting read that calls on the United States and the African Nations to work together to address the problem of AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.

While the book is ostensibly US-Africa in the way it focuses on solutions, the authors make frequent reference to a need for the US to build a consortium of major emerging nations, in particular given growing challenges to US government budgets. The subtext is clear: while the US has a major role to play in addressing global diseases, it can no longer do so unilaterally.

A Council on Foreign Relations report on the development challenges facing Africa’s largest nation. And this pdf book makes clear that not everything is the fault of the Belgians.