Ghanaian - Economist | 1945 -
Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.
George Ayittey
DemocracyAfricaPossibleSuitable
Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.
DemocracyDecisionsUnderstanding
Virtually all of Africa's civil wars were started by politically marginalized or excluded groups.
AfricaMarginalizedStartedCivil
In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.
FamilyAfricaIndividualCollective
Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny.
HateTyrannyGovernments
The election of Senator Barack Obama brought jubilation across Africa, where millions celebrated him as 'one of their own.'
ElectionAfricaHimOwnWhereObama
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