About the book: year / [This summer, Kevin Myers, a columnist for the Irish newspaper The Independent, published a very tough article about the modern problems of Africa. We present to your attention its translation] Efforts are useless. As we watch African states stubbornly refuse to do anything to restore any semblance of civilization to Zimbabwe, the Ethiopian begging bowl is once again moving from hand to hand. It's been almost 25 years since the acclaimed Feed the World charity campaign launched in Ethiopia, led by Bob Geldof, the Irish rock musician and actor best known for his starring role in the film The Wall. During this time, Ethiopia's population increased from 34 to 78 million. Tell me why I should help continue the population explosion in this country? Where is the logic? There is no logic.