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“Personally, I regard myself as an intellectual 'rebel,' kicking against the 'old colonialism-imperialism paradigm' which has landed Africa in a conundrum.” quote by George Ayittey — Download Open image

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

George Ayittey

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Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.

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Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.

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African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.

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Africa is poor because she is not free.

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