Dictators cause the world's worst problems: all the collapsed states, and all the devastated economies. All the vapid cases of corruption, grand… — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
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 Image
To be sure, dictators are crafty, evil geniuses with awesome firepower at their disposal. They are also brutally efficient at intimidation, terrorism,… — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
Dictators are allergic to reform, and they are cunning survivors. They will do whatever it takes to preserve their power and wealth,… — 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 Image
Hippos kill more people in Africa annually than any other wild animal. — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Back in the 1960s Africa not only fed itself, it also exported food. Not anymore. — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
