George Ayittey Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back.”

“In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.”

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

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

“There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came.”

“Across Africa there is what I call a colonialist mentality or orthodoxy. Orthodoxy in the sense that a lot of things have gone wrong in Africa in the post-colonial period. And time and time again, any time something went wrong, the leadership claims that it was never their fault.”

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

“Look at the history of peace accords in Africa. They have a terrible record. They are shredded even before the ink on them is dry.”

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

“Radio is the death and life of Africa.”