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The Challenge for Africa by Wangari Maathai

April 9th, 2009

Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement, offers a refreshingly unique perspective on the challenges facing Africa, even as she calls for a moral revolution among Africans themselves, who, she argues, are culturally deracinated, adrift between worlds.

Visit greenbeltmovement.org for articles written by Wangari, the latest news, and more.

Maathai kicks of her US tour tonight in New York City at the Cooper Union. View her complete schedule of events here.