Virtually all of Africa's civil wars were started by politically marginalized or excluded groups. — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came. — George Ayittey Copy Share
Look at the history of peace accords in Africa. They have a terrible record. They are shredded even before the ink on them is… — George Ayittey Copy Share
The richest persons in Africa are heads of state, governors and ministers. So every 'educated' African who wants to be rich - and there… — George Ayittey Copy Share
Back in the 1960s Africa not only fed itself, it also exported food. Not anymore. — George Ayittey Copy Share
Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy. — George Ayittey Copy Share
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 Copy Share
African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia. — George Ayittey Copy Share
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… — George Ayittey Copy Share
Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled. — George Ayittey Copy Share
If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back. — George Ayittey Copy Share
