“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“Back in the 1960s Africa not only fed itself, it also exported food. Not anymore.”
— George Ayittey
George Ayittey on Cheetahs vs. Hippos
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“Did you know that 40 percent of the wealth created in Africa is not invested here in Africa? It’s taken out of Africa.”
— George Ayittey
George Ayittey on Cheetahs vs. Hippos
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“Helping Africa has been turned into a theater of the absurd. It’s like the blind leading the clueless.”
— George Ayittey
George Ayittey on Cheetahs vs. Hippos
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