| Dr. George Ayittey Listed by Foreign Policy Amongst Worlds Top 100 Intellectuals |
05/10/2008 |
Today I learned that the Foreign Policy magazine will publish the world's top 100 public intellectuals in the July/August issue of the magazine. They are giving the public an opportunity to have a say in whose names should appear on this list. Dr. George Ayittey was one of the names on the list and I am telling you so that you may vote for him.
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| 20/20 - Foreign Aid Reaches Only Corrupt Officials, Not the Poor |
05/12/2006 |
MYTH: More Foreign Aid Will End Global Poverty
Food and Financial Aid Often Reaches Only Corrupt Officials, Not the Poor
John Stossel and "20/20" shovel through more myths, lies and downright stupidity. The conclusions may surprise you. (ABC News) B y JOHN STOSSEL AND PATRICK McMENAMIN
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| China digs in on a struggling continent |
05/12/2006 |
China is investing in Africa on a vast scale that goes well beyond efforts to meet its growing need for oil. In Zambia, seven Chinese companies have invested $170 million in the mining sector. In Zimbabwe, exploration of the world's No. 2 platinum reserve is largely dominated by Chinese companies. China is even sending unemployed laborers to farm and set up small factories in parts of rural Africa. "We bring machines and expertise that the locals have never seen," said Liu Jianjun, who has set up 28 Chinese communities in Africa in the past eight years. "To attract and retain us, they gave extremely good terms, such as charging a symbolic annual fee of .....
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