A nuclear Africa might make some Western environmentalists (not to mention nonproliferation advocates) uncomfortable, but lighting up a dark continent is going to take more than good intentions.

一个核非洲也许会让一些西方的环保主义者(更不用说防扩散的拥护者)不舒服，但是点燃一个黑暗的大洲将不仅仅是善意。

youdao

By the same token, Europeans and Americans for centuries have approached Africa with stereotyped expectations--dark continent, jungle, lions and crocodiles, savage tribes and lately, grinding poverty, racism, and a land ravaged by AIDs--only to find those stereotypes both true and utterly wrong.

FORBES: Notes From A Distant Node