tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913464703078120425.post5089065652673265256..comments2023-10-26T12:34:00.749+02:00Comments on HELP AFRICA FRIENDS: good news for africa, but who gets these resources?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16593236929057400843noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913464703078120425.post-20220868510074021962007-09-24T02:21:00.000+02:002007-09-24T02:21:00.000+02:00thanks cooper for sharing your views in this our p...thanks cooper for sharing your views in this our page.One old man sometime ago used to tell me the consequences of the west "discovering" africa,but i was too young to understand certain issues and maybe because i was fascinated by the west at the time.He said they came with religion but it wasn't enough,slave trade neither,colonialism the same,communism,democracy and capitalism(the mother of corruption)and now post colonialism and call it whatever;as we all know ,If this so powerful almighty west really wants these tendencies to stop for real,it will happen just in a click.But since the game is captained by them,then there will be scarcely an answer as you say."The answer is blowing in the wind"as a friend said in her blog the other day!But we have to blow this wind to become the wind of change;it is my appeal to the social community,everybody!<BR/>Have a nice day and hope to have you back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593236929057400843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913464703078120425.post-17613544470827185452007-09-24T00:59:00.000+02:002007-09-24T00:59:00.000+02:00"All what is happening in Africa all this long is ..."All what is happening in Africa all this long is a consequence of colonialism and post colonialism and imperialism,then corruption of our puppet leaders who are sustained by the west."<BR/><BR/>A vicious cycle isn't it?<BR/>The fear of colonialism held over the heads the fear of history repeating itself tends to play into the hands of the tyrannical governments and also into the hands of foreign governments who wish to exploit Africa - without direct colorization - for their own economic benefit. So the money spent outside of Africa - also a direct result of the agreements or deals ( written or expressed) the governments in Africa have with other countries who may or may not be as overtly corrupt. What a huge conundrum. As complicated as the situation is in Africa, and coming from the US, where the corruption is less but consitent just not stated and not addressed with any consistency, I wonder what the solution is for Africa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913464703078120425.post-74095580100472044652007-09-20T01:35:00.000+02:002007-09-20T01:35:00.000+02:00It seems there are people who are really intereste...It seems there are people who are really interested and following up what is happening in Africa,and i believe one of them is you.As a Cameroonian by birth i will only hail you but also bring you to reasoning.<BR/>All what is happening in Africa all this long is a consequence of colonialism and post colonialism and imperialism,then corruption of our puppet leaders who are sustained by the west.I you are against this truity then you'll have to oppose and in Africa opposition is equals to War,for the small fish is always eaten by the big fish!Not just because the big fish is that big,but because it also posesses airbags and gun proofs from another planet(the west) and so what is to be done?<BR/>I believe it's time to throw away hypocrisy and give back to Africa what it deserves and this applies to the world atlarge.If with my money,strength and influence i support and sustain a thief or criminal(because of personal interest),it means i'm sowing seeds of many more thiefs and criminals not only in Africa but to the entire globe.But i have this pertinent question to ask,and it's been living in me for so long;"the late president MUMBUTU SESESEKO of ex Zaire owned almost half of Brussels and frequented normally all fathers of world democracy untill his death and uptill date we 're asking ourselves why there's war in the CONGO?"I could go on for long but i believe to bring an end to this poverty stuff,hypocrisy must stop and the fight will gain a fresh and honest bases in which the corrupt won't have any cover at all.<BR/>Thanks a lot for your contribution and i hope you'll be back soon!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593236929057400843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913464703078120425.post-15020770468857923522007-09-20T00:01:00.000+02:002007-09-20T00:01:00.000+02:00Africa has also suffered particularly because the ...Africa has also suffered particularly because the proceeds of corruption tend to<BR/>be banked or spent outside of the continent. Capital flight is possibly Africa’s<BR/>biggest financial problem. The African Union estimates that $148 billion a year<BR/>leaves the continent because of corruption28. This represents a quarter of the<BR/>continent’s GDP29. Other estimates of the amount of total illicit proceeds coming<BR/>out of Africa (including corrupt, commercial and criminal proceeds) are in the<BR/>order of $100-200 billion30. This dwarfs the aid and debt relief Africa is receiving:<BR/>“We have been putting some $25 billion a year of foreign aid into Africa in the most recent years.<BR/>Compare that with my estimate of the amount of money that goes illegally out of Africa and<BR/>ultimately into Western coffers, $100-200 billion. In other words, for every $1 of foreign aid that<BR/>15<BR/>we are generously handing out across the top of the table, we are taking back some $4-8 in dirty<BR/>money under the table.”31<BR/>Furthermore, in Africa’s case the outflow of illicit money tends to be permanent ----<BR/>From a report by the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group (UL) 2006.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com