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The following essays were
originally published by Pambazuka News. Pambazuka
News is the weekly electronic forum for social justice in Africa,
www.pambazuka.org (Pambazuka
means arise or awaken in Kiswahili) it is a tool for progressive social change
in Africa. Pambazuka News is produced by Fahamu, an organization that uses
information and communication technologies to serve the needs of organizations
and social movements that aspire to progressive social change.
Presidency in Perpetuity
by
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem tackles three
African presidents who appear to have ambitions to rule until they drop dead.
Omar Bongo of Gabon, Yoweri Musevini of Uganda and Olushegun Obasanjo of Nigeria
are either firmly entrenched as leaders for life or are busy manipulating
electoral laws so they can serve beyond their given time. Abdul-Raheem asks why
these leaders see it as their god-given right to rule and rule and
rule...
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Why
more free trade won't help Africa - Through the lens of
Kenya
Kenya:
From Hope To Decline
"During the past two
decades, we have seen Kenya slide systematically in to the abyss of
underdevelopment and hopelessness." - Kenya government paper, June
2003
"We liberalised excessively in the 1990s because of the IMF and
World Bank. But it de-developed us. The levels of education collapsed. The
generation of the 1990s is the lost generation."- Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, Kenya
Minister for Trade, June 2005
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Posted December 05, 2005
URL: www.thecitizenfsr.org
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