George Ayittey

You have to separate the humanitarian impulse from the record of aid itself. We all want to help. Many people would say…

— George Ayittey

Across Africa there is what I call a colonialist mentality or orthodoxy. Orthodoxy in the sense that a lot of things have…

— George Ayittey

Africa has more dictators per capita than any other continent.

— George Ayittey

When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.

— George Ayittey

Mugabe's become a disgrace to Africa. And I must say this because I am an African and a lot of us looked…

— George Ayittey

The election of Senator Barack Obama brought jubilation across Africa, where millions celebrated him as 'one of their own.'

— George Ayittey

What you and I understand as a government doesn't exist in many African countries. In fact, what we call our governments are…

— George Ayittey

The reason why Botswana has done very well is because it's the only black African country which went back to its roots…

— George Ayittey

Personally, I regard myself as an intellectual 'rebel,' kicking against the 'old colonialism-imperialism paradigm' which has landed Africa in a conundrum.

— George Ayittey

Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.

— George Ayittey

In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.

— George Ayittey