Economist George Ayittey sees Africa's future as a fight between Hippos -- complacent, greedy bureaucrats wallowing in the muck -- and Cheetahs, the fast-moving, entrepreneurial leaders and citizens who will rebuild Africa.
Post your 2- Things you learned, 2- Things that you found interesting or compelling, and 2 questions you still have here.
148 billion dollars wasted a year in Africa.
ReplyDelete20 billion dollars a year on food.
Out of 204 leaders only a handful have been good.
The government is extremely corrupted.
How does the modern sector corrupt the other two?
Would it be possible to go back to the indigenous style government?
Questions: Why can't the modern sector help the other two sectors?
ReplyDeleteIs the private family movement more effective than the original movement that was in place?
Interesting: Most money given to help Africa is wasted.
Only a handful of leaders in Africa have left a good impact on the people.
Learned: 40% of wealth in Africa is not produced in Africa.
$20 billion to import food
2 things learned
ReplyDelete1. Africa is rich in natural resources that are not being used.
2. Corruption costs Africa $148 billon/ year.
2 Things Interesting
1. His comparison of people to animals
2. Africa spends $20 billion/ year importing food.
2 questions
1. What type of govt does Africa have?
2. What are things we can do to help Africa?
Two things I've learned:
ReplyDelete1. It cost 20 billion dollars to import food
2. Corruption costs Africa 140 Billion dollars
Something interesting I learned:
1. They call government in Africe, A vampire state
2. The richest people in Africa are the chiefs of state and government officials
Two questions:
1. How do you invest in the bigger boats for them?
2. If they had a better leader would there not be as much corruption and poverty?
Interesting 1) Africa has only had about 15 out of 204 good leaders in the eyes of it's people. 2) The richest people in Africa work for the government. Facts 1) 40% of the wealth in Africa, does not stay in Africa. 2)Corruption costs Africa 148 million dollars a year. Questions 1) Does the government do any good for it's people? It it is so bad why don't the people do something about it? 2) why would the government want to hurt it's people, and not help?
ReplyDeleteTwo things I learned:
ReplyDeleteHe said that Africa was better before independence because it was a giant market.
In 1960, Africa made whatever they needed but now they import everything.
Two things I found interesting:
Most Africans can't even name some of the government officials
Americans think that they are helping but doing but they need to teach for it to help anything
Two questions I have:
What caused Africa to start importing things instead making them?
What kind of government does Africa have? And if the people don't like it then why don't they change it?
Interesting:
ReplyDelete1. People couldn't name 20 good leaders out of 204.
2. He said to invest or give microloans to the fisherman so they can buy/build bigger boats so they can catch more fish.
Didn't know:
1. The amount of money that leaked the "bowl" of donations.
2. They've had 204 leaders since 1960 on the continent of Africa
Question:
1. Why haven't they tried to reform their government?
2. Where does all the money that is leaked go?
-they spend $20 billion to import food
ReplyDelete-that once exported food but now they don't
-the govt is a problem on Africa
-they have natural resources but they don't use them
-what are some ways we can help Africa?
-why don't they use their natural resources?
2 facts: Micro loans help the African economy better than huge checks from a single person. Socialism is failing Africa and Democracy is the key.
ReplyDelete2 surprising facts: it costs 20 billion dollers a year to import food a year for Africa. It costs 120 billion dollers a year for corruption in Africa.
2 Questions: Why has the number of starving people in Africa gone up since the 1960s. What reforms are needed to join African nations as one to help grow and stimulate African economy.
2 facts:
ReplyDelete20 billion dollars is spent in Africa to import food.
They used to export food but they don't anymore.
2 interesting facts:
"Vampire" government is what Africa's government is called because they suck.
Most people in Africa want to have a traditional and informal government with not much change; they're hard-liners.
2 questions:
What kind of government type is in most African countries?
Why do they have cheifs of towns and not a nationwide known president or monarch?