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“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.”

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George Ayittey is a renowned economist, born in 1945. He has made significant contributions to the field of economics, particularly in the areas of African economics and politics. His research covers issues such as economic growth, political reform, and democratization. more

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