Having staked their fortunes to Nepad, President Mbeki of South Africa and to a lesser extent President Obasanjo of Nigeria are committed to proving the Nepad mantra that African solutions to African problems can resolve this crisis. And while a successful resolution of the Zimbabwe crisis will go a long way to easing investor fears, and perhaps force the G8 to come up with real cash for Nepad, the crisis in Zimbabwe should remind us that many African countries have yet to come to terms with the legacy of colonialism.