ARTICLES
2005Trade chiefs have chance to help set Niger free
Thompson Ayodele
Thursday, December 08, 2005
The Standard, Hong Kong
The gory details of famine in Niger are making headlines again, with pictures of old and young scavenging for food. This second poorest country in the world suffers not only from drought and locusts but from heavy state intervention; half its income comes from international aid.
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Famines, Fallacies and Free Markets
By Thompson Ayodele,
Business Day (Johannesburg) GUEST COLUMN,
December 7, 2005
The gory details of famine in Niger are making headlines again, with pictures of old and young scavenging for food. This second-poorest country in the world suffers from drought and locusts, but also from heavy state
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Doubling of Foreign Aid to Africa will not Lead to a Take-off into
Self-sustained Growth
By Thompson Ayodele
July 6 2005
Commenting on these proposals, Thompson Ayodele, Director, Institute of Public Policy Analysis in Lagos, Nigeria (IPPA), said: “The resources needed for development in Africa can be generated within the continent. From 1970 to 2000 Africa received about U$400 billion in aid. Africa has got enough financial help from overseas. Africa’s lack of development clearly does not stem ... Read More