ARTICLES
2003 Articles
Trade, Not Aid: What Africa Needs
National Review - Special edition on trade and development
September 15, 2003
by Thompson Ayodele
'If you want something done well," goes the old saying, "do it yourself." After many years of looking to others to solve its problems, Africa is beginning to follow this advice -- or so its leaders promise. Trade, not aid, is now being promoted by African heads of state as the primary driver of economic development, the one way to improve the lives of millions of impoverished Africans.
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The Paradox of Free Trade
By Thompson Ayodele
allAfrica
July 8, 2003
"Many African countries opened their markets and ended farm subsidies in response to advice and pressure... Burkina Faso does not need charity, it just wants World Trade Organization members to live up to the organization's principles." President Campore of Burkina Faso made this heart-rending statement
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Propping Up Dictators
By Thompson Ayodele
The New York Times, July 23, 2003
For years, Western governments have sent billions in aid to African countries. More often than not, this money served only to prop up dictators, undermining democratic accountability. Leaders who receive money from outside feel fewer obligation
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Competition is Pro-Poor
by Thompson Ayodele
September 15 2003
Special Section: Trade & Development - Trade, Not Aid: What Africa needs
By Thompson Ayodele
National Review
September 15 2003
The Paradox of Free Trade
Thompson Ayodele
This Day (Lagos)
July 8 2003
Malaria: Saving lives and protecting the Environment
By Thompson Ayodele
June 10 2003
Worries over Nigeria's fledgling democracy
By Thompson Ayodele
Next step in realising Nigeria's immense potential
Letter to the Editor by Thompson Ayodele
Financial Times
How Markets Benefit the Poor
By Thompson Ayodele
February 2003
Paths to Genuine Development in Africa
By Oyewamide Ojo
January 2003
Trade in Africa and Civil Society's Responsibility in the 21st Century
by Thompson Ayodele
January 2003, written for the Foundation for Democracy in Africa forum, AGOA: The NGO Perspective, to coincide with the AGOA meetings in Mauritius
Aids: Economic development, not cheap drugs
by Thompson Ayodele
January 2003
Big government encourages corruption
by Thompson Ayodele
January 2003