dabob
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You may blame Americans and Europeans for "stealing" from Africa but mostly its their own people who steal and enslave them . . . What about the billions in foreign aid given to them every year which is siphoned off by their local governments/war lords for personal enrichment . . .
From the Washington Post, February, 2006:
The West Can't Save Africa
Locals Must Take the Lead
By William Easterly
Monday, February 13, 2006
It was the year that the West tried harder than ever to save Africa -- 2005. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last January, British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for "a big, big push forward" to end poverty -- to be financed by an increase in traditional foreign aid. He put that cause at the top of the agenda of the Group of Eight summit in Scotland in July. The G-8 agreed to double foreign aid to Africa, from $25 billion a year to $50 billion, and to forgive the African aid debt incurred in previous years to fund previous (unsuccessful) "big pushes." Rock celebrity Bob Geldof assembled well-known bands -- virtually none from Africa -- for "Live 8" concerts in nine countries around the world to urge G-8 leaders to "Make Poverty History."
for the rest of the story see:
William Easterly - The West Can't Save Africa - washingtonpost.com
Why does America always get the blame for everything bad in the world . . . seems to me a lot more people would be speaking German or Japanese if we were not around and ready to help in the past, both with lives and money.
From the Washington Post, February, 2006:
The West Can't Save Africa
Locals Must Take the Lead
By William Easterly
Monday, February 13, 2006
It was the year that the West tried harder than ever to save Africa -- 2005. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last January, British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for "a big, big push forward" to end poverty -- to be financed by an increase in traditional foreign aid. He put that cause at the top of the agenda of the Group of Eight summit in Scotland in July. The G-8 agreed to double foreign aid to Africa, from $25 billion a year to $50 billion, and to forgive the African aid debt incurred in previous years to fund previous (unsuccessful) "big pushes." Rock celebrity Bob Geldof assembled well-known bands -- virtually none from Africa -- for "Live 8" concerts in nine countries around the world to urge G-8 leaders to "Make Poverty History."
for the rest of the story see:
William Easterly - The West Can't Save Africa - washingtonpost.com
Why does America always get the blame for everything bad in the world . . . seems to me a lot more people would be speaking German or Japanese if we were not around and ready to help in the past, both with lives and money.
