Bono might be doing more harm than good for Africa. Wait, you say. Isn't he helping to raise money for African aid? Exactly.

According to Dambisa Moyo, author of Dead Aid, these acts of aid are the problem.

Moyo is an African economist on a mission to stop aid to African governments. She claims foreign assistance to Africa actually makes her home continent poorer and more conflict-prone. While many would disagree with this, if the proof of the pudding is in the eating, then Moyo has a pretty strong point.

We'll leave it up to you to decide whether or not the U.S. should heed Moyo's advice. At the least, though, this should cause us to question our current foreign policy. Maybe we should stop filling these corrupt governments' coffers and take a more business-like approach.

"That’s the contrast between the aid model, which is rooted in pity, and the Chinese model, which is rooted in a sense of business. People need jobs, they want jobs. They don’t want pity."

Moyo also takes issue with Bono and other celebrities who are always showing how impoverished the country is. If the country is going to escape the traps of poverty, they need jobs. Jobs require private investment, and no one wants to invest if they think all of Africa is poor villages.

"The thing that I find particularly disappointing and objectionable, vis-à-vis the celebrity culture, is that they perpetuate a negative stereotype of Africa. I have never, ever, seen any celebrity stand up and say, 'Guys, this continent has problems but you know what, look at these positive things that are happening. They have 15 stock markets.'"

You can read an full excerpt from the book here.