George Ayittey Quotes
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Unlike their Western counterparts, Africans take elections very seriously - rising up early to queue patiently in line for hours under the hot sun and cast their ballots. Any misguided attempt to nullify or steal their votes will evoke a strong reaction from them.
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African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.
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In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.
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The 'Cheetah Generation' refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and problems from a totally different and unique perspective.
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There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came.
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When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.