Madagascar: No Land Deal with South Koreans

As much as I despise the process that put Andry Rajoelina in power in Madagascar, I do applaud his decision to nix the deal to lease a large tract of land to a South Korean firm for the purposes of growing corn, not for the Malagasy people but for the South Korean people. This corn would have been grown and taken thousands of miles while people were starving right there.
I propose that the authorities invest in the necessary infrastructure to turn that same tract of land into a field to grow crops meant for domestic consumption. If the Koreans wanted the land it's because they knew it could be done. The Malagasy authorities need to turn that land into what the Koreans wanted to turn it into.
African land should be used to provide for the African people, first and foremost, and then for the rest of the world.

Kenya appeals for $406M in urgent food aid: The begging continues

We continue to be beggars hoping for foreigners to throw us a bone so we don't starve. Our leaders drive the latest expensive cars and have enough to eat while the little person starves. Kenya now joins countries like Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and others that have to beg for food. Pathetic. We can solve these problems ourselves by addressing issues such as irrigation, soil erosion, and planting vegetation that fight the spread of the deserts. We can do this.