Originally appeared in The Hill (o5/05/17.) [Posted on almariam.com on 5/24/17.] http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/241633-senate-should-not-confirm-gayle-smith ================ President Obama visited Ghana in 2009 and told Parliament, “History is on the side of brave Africans.” …
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[This commentary first appeared on The Hill.] President Obama visited Ghana in 2009 and told Parliament, “History is on the side of brave Africans.” He warned Africa’s strongmen, “History is not…