1. NO INNOVATION. ONE of the strongest reasons America has continued to be an envy, admiration of the whole earth is because of her citizens who are being driven by extra-ordinary passion. In this age and dispensation, the economy alone does not guarantee a nation the tag ''superpower''; rather strongest commerce plus military, global cultural influence, technology, sophisticated science, and lastly INNOVATION. I have never think of any great African in history as been really innovative; they might be freedom fighters, liberators but never pace setters. Talk about inventions there is scarcely any genius of an instrument that this continent has ever contributed to the world, and please do not mention Egypt here, because ancient Egypt was more of a middle East Empire, not African. Look at every aspect of our existence starting from our entertainers, scientists, technocrats, politicians, historians, engineers, politicians, etc you will find no trace of INNOVATION. IT I