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The richest persons in Africa are heads of state, governors and ministers. So every 'educated' African who wants to be rich - and there is nothing wrong with wanting to be rich - heads straight into government or politics.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Africa African Educated Every Government Governors Heads Ministers Nothing Persons Politics Rich Richest State Straight Wanting Wants Who Wrong

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Africa has more dictators per capita than any other continent.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Africa Any Continent Dictators More Other Per Than

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Dictators cause the world's worst problems: all the collapsed states, and all the devastated economies. All the vapid cases of corruption, grand theft, and naked plunder of the treasury are caused by dictators, leaving in their wake trails of wanton destruction, horrendous carnage and human debris.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Cases Cause Caused Collapsed Corruption Destruction Devastated Dictators Economies Grand Horrendous Human Leaving Naked Plunder Problems States Theft Trails Treasury Wake Wanton World Worst

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Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Also Dictator Dictatorship Establishing First First Step Free Free Society Getting Must Only Rid Society Step

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Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Africa African Aid Begging Find Humiliating Lie More Salvation Very

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The solutions to Africa's problems lie in Africa, not in Live Aid concerts.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Africa Aid Concerts Lie Live Problems Solutions

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There's a belief that since Africa got a raw deal from the colonial West, then the Chinese must be Africa's best friend. But the evidence doesn't show that, and the main criticism is that they are building infrastructure in exchange for Africa's resources in deals that are structured to favor China.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Africa Belief Best Best Friend Building China Chinese Colonial Criticism Deal Deals Evidence Exchange Favor Friend Got Infrastructure Main Must Raw Resources Show Since Structured Then West

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What Africa needs to do is to grow, to grow out of debt.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Africa Debt Grow Needs Out

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When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Bought Debt First Got Himself Item Jacket President Presidential Relief Uganda

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Radio is the death and life of Africa.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Africa Death Life Radio

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Biography

Nationality: Ghanaian

Type: Economist

Born: Unknown

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