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Andrew Mwenda wirft einen neuen Blick auf Afrika

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Der Journalist Andrew Mwenda ruft in dieser kämpferischen Rede dazu auf, die "afrikanische Frage" anders zu stellen als bisher. Abseits der Medienberichte über Armut, Bürgerkrieg und Hilflosigkeit sieht er die Chance, Wohlstand und Wohlergehen auf dem ganzen Kontinent zu ermöglichen.

Journalist Andrew Mwenda has spent his career fighting for free speech and economic empowerment throughout Africa. He argues that aid makes objects of the poor -- they become passive recipients of charity rather than active participants in their own economic betterment. Full bio »

Translated into German by Felix Reimer
Reviewed by Judith Matz
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