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The reception at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London last night, with its mixture of politicians and businessmen, was opulent enough to have satisfied the king or emperor of a central African state. ... "The need of individuals to communicate with each other is the same in Africa as anywhere else, but Africans felt...
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/a-cure-for-corr...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/a-cure-for-corruption-the-scourge-of-africas-kleptocrats-421808.html
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Nigeria is the fabulously wealthy African giant of 114 million people whose leaders have officially stolen about £220bn from the country - almost as much as all western aid to all of sub-Saharan Africa in the last 40 years.
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www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2005/jul/01/uk.g81
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Mobutu Sese Seko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mobutu Sésé Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga (14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), commonly known as Mobutu or Mobutu Sésé Seko (pronounced /məˈbuːtuː ˈsɛseɪ ˈsɛkoʊ/ in English), born Joseph...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobutu_Sese_Seko
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John Sender, 1999. "Africa's Economic Performance: Limitations of the Current Consensus," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 13(3), pages 89-114, Summer. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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ideas.repec.org/p/mlb/wpaper/922.html
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A platform for analysing and contributing to the issues and solutions raised by George Ayittey's latest book 'Africa Unchained' ... The War against Kleptocracy: The Stolen Assets Rec...
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africaunchained.blogspot.com/2007/09/war-against-klepto...
africaunchained.blogspot.com/2007/09/war-against-kleptocracy-stolen-assets.html
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West Africa has fascinated me since I heard a returned Peace Corps Volunteer speak to my sixth grade class nearly three decades ago. That presentation inspired me to join the Peace Corps as well, and serve for two years as ... Unfortunately, this kind of kleptocracy isn't limited to Togo. Here are just a few other examples:
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www.mercycorps.org/rogerburks/blog/16018
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Equatorial Guinea traditionally has been Africa’s poster boy for bad governance. Even after the old witch doctor was ousted, the kleptocracy continued under Teodoro Obiang, the current president. ... Roberts, Adam. The Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa.
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www.artdiamondblog.com/archives/2006/10/equatorial_guin...
www.artdiamondblog.com/archives/2006/10/equatorial_guin.html
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The Criminalization of the State in Africa. (African Issues series).; BAYART, JEAN-FRANCOIS; ELLIS, STEPHEN & HIBOU, BEATRICE.. Offered by Beckham Books ... The Criminalization of the State in Africa. (African Issues series).; Oxford: The International African Institute in association with James Currey, 1999. 0852558120. Rep.
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www.antiqbook.co.uk/boox/bec/30724.shtml
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Personally, I think it's a combination of overpopulation and cultural kleptocracy. Africa is still a tribal continent in every sense of that word, and I doubt that "MOR FREE MARKETZ" is going to change that. Also, it's a little nuts to compare Sachs and Bono to Colonel Kurtz.
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www.metafilter.com/69436/Do-you-really-care-about-the-s...
www.metafilter.com/69436/Do-you-really-care-about-the-starving-children-of-Africa
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