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Top 23 wise famous quotes and sayings by George Ayittey
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The election of Senator Barack Obama brought jubilation across Africa, where millions celebrated him as 'one of their own.'
Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.
When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.
Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled.
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.
If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back.
In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.
Look at the history of peace accords in Africa. They have a terrible record. They are shredded even before the ink on them is dry.
Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.