"It is all right for Africa to seek aid but this latest aid, just as the previous assistance given by the developed world, will go down the drain if corruption by governments is left to flourish," a veteran Harare-based Western diplomat noted.
"Africa simply needs to put its house in order. No amount of aid will, for example, rid the continent of poverty unless determined steps are taken to attack it by political leaders. So far there has been no resolve to do this except to engage in public relations shows."
Will the Durban summit be any different?
By Francis Mdlongwa Editor-in-Chief of The Financial Gazette.
Article reprinted, courtesy of The Financial Gazette, Southern Africa’s Leading Business and Financial Newspaper. http://www.fingaz.co.zw
"Africa simply needs to put its house in order. No amount of aid will, for example, rid the continent of poverty unless determined steps are taken to attack it by political leaders. So far there has been no resolve to do this except to engage in public relations shows."
Will the Durban summit be any different?
By Francis Mdlongwa Editor-in-Chief of The Financial Gazette.
Article reprinted, courtesy of The Financial Gazette, Southern Africa’s Leading Business and Financial Newspaper. http://www.fingaz.co.zw