Despite civil wars, malnutrition, and the anguish of the AIDS epidemic, something remarkable is happening in black Africa: the stealthy rise of a high-technology sector. If not quite representing an African "Silicon Valley," these shoots of high-tech industry nonetheless can and must be nurtured if Africa is to thrive.
尽管有内战、营养不良和艾滋病泛滥等诸多问题，黑非洲仍发生了一些值得关注的变化：高技术产业的悄然兴起。如果说这种发展还不足以代表非洲"硅谷"的出现，但非洲要想变得繁荣这些高技术产业的萌芽无疑是可以也必须加以培育的。