Ghanaian - Economist | 1945 -
There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came.
George Ayittey
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Across Africa there is what I call a colonialist mentality or orthodoxy. Orthodoxy in the sense that a lot of things have gone wrong in Africa in the post-colonial period. And time and time again, any time something went wrong, the leadership claims that it was never their fault.
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If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back.
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In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.
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Africa has more dictators per capita than any other continent.
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Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled.
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Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.
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There's a belief that since Africa got a raw deal from the colonial West, then the Chinese must be Africa's best friend. But the evidence doesn't show that, and the main criticism is that they are building infrastructure in exchange for Africa's resources in deals that are structured to favor China.
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What Africa needs to do is to grow, to grow out of debt.
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Radio is the death and life of Africa.
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The 'Cheetah Generation' refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and problems from a totally different and unique perspective.
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Unlike their Western counterparts, Africans take elections very seriously - rising up early to queue patiently in line for hours under the hot sun and cast their ballots. Any misguided attempt to nullify or steal their votes will evoke a strong reaction from them.
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