What Africa needs to do is to grow, to grow out of debt. George Ayittey africadebtgrow Change image and share on social
Hippos kill more people in Africa annually than any other wild animal. George Ayittey africaanimalannually Change image and share on social
In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective. George Ayittey africabasiccollective Change image and share on social
There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came. George Ayittey africacolonialistenterprise Change image and share on social
Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny. George Ayittey africangovernmenthate Change image and share on social
The election of Senator Barack Obama brought jubilation across Africa, where millions celebrated him as 'one of their own.' George Ayittey africabarackbring Change image and share on social
Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy. George Ayittey decisiondemocracyessence Change image and share on social
Personally, I regard myself as an intellectual 'rebel,' kicking against the 'old colonialism-imperialism paradigm' which has landed Africa in a conundrum. George Ayittey africacolonialismconundrum Change image and share on social
Mugabe's become a disgrace to Africa. And I must say this because I am an African and a lot of us looked up to him back in the 1980s when he was the liberation hero. But he's now turned himself into a murderous despot. George Ayittey 1980safricaafrican share on social
Virtually all of Africa's civil wars were started by politically marginalized or excluded groups. George Ayittey africacivilexclude Change image and share on social
