Helping Africa Save Itself

By Witney W. Schneidman
originally published in Newsweek, June 2009
Dambisa Moyo, a Zambian-born economist, lays out a brash argument in her book, DEAD AID: that the more than $1 trillion in foreign assistance given to Africa over the past 50 years is the root cause of the continent’s enduring poverty, widespread corruption, civil wars, and isolation [...]

Afrobarometer – Democracy in Africa

Read the latest releases from Afrobarometer on the following topics:
The Evolution of African Political Regimes in the last 10 years; Poverty Reduction, Economic Growth and Democratisation in Southern Africa; African Media and Telecommunications; and Citizens and Democratisation.
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