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December 28, 2012

Aid to Africa: 'For God's Sake, Please Just Stop'

Mark Perry, AEIdeas

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From a Spiegel interview with Kenyan economics expert James Shikwati:

SPIEGEL: Mr. Shikwati, the G8 summit at Gleneagles is about to beef up the development aid for Africa…

Shikwati: … for God’s sake, please just stop.

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TAGGED: corruption, Foreign Aid, Africa

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