Development aid, Africa and the world is a bit more complex than that
This is written in response to Maddy Fry’s “Getting aid where it’s needed”, which I felt was inaccurate and misleading on many counts and written by a person who has no idea “about the current complexity reality of development aid”.
Having worked in Africa all my life, and specifically in the development sector for nearly a […]
We should judge Cuba
Written in response to Sam Kiss’s “Who are we to judge Castro and Cuba?” , March 10th 2008.
On the announcement of Fidel Castro’s resignation, sympathisers across the world were quick to praise him on his 50 years of continuing revolution. His fellow travellers hastily pointed out Cuba’s 99.8 per cent literacy rate and free […]