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George Ayittey named top 100 thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine

Washington, Dec 16, Ghanadot - On Foreign Policy (FP) magazine list of the 100 most influential thinkers of 2009 is Ghana's own Dr.  George Ayittey, professor at American University in Washington, D.C.

He is cited for being one of a few who contributed to the big ideas "that shaped our world in 2009."

FP says "Ayittey, a Ghanaian economist and head of the Free Africa Foundation, has spent his career trying to convince the world that Africans, not aid workers, will set Africa right. Enough already with the victim complex, he argues: Let's get to work. That philosophy has never been more relevant than in 2009, when the debate over international assistance kicked into high gear. If it were up to Ayittey, the world would go beyond reforming the distribution of aid and gradually do away with handouts altogether. Aside from charity's ineffectiveness, he notes, "[T]he presumption that Africans don't know what is good for them and that Americans or other foreigners know what is best for Africans is extremely offensive."

When approached by Ghanadot to give his response to the citation, his response was:

"I am sure Africa’s despots would sneer at this: 'Who is that Professor Ayittey? He ain’t got no brain; it has been eaten by insects.'

And said he could think of a few "who would gladly toss me over to some nasty Nile crocodiles."

Dr. Ayittey ranked 76th on the list.  On the same list were names like Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve Bank (USA), President Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Dick Cheney, the Pope, Gordon Brown and Paul Krugmann.

Ghanadot wishes him well for placing Ghana so high on list with some of the world's top luminaries.

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George Ayittey named top 100 thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine


Washington, Dec 16, Ghanadot - On Foreign Policy (FP) magazine list of the 100 most influential thinkers of 2009 is Ghana's own Dr. George Ayittey, professor at American University in Washington, D.C....
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Agya-Atta must get rid of that communication disaster now!!

Commentary, Dec 17, Ghanadot - I am sometimes engulfed in a pool of perplexity when I see people abuse the art of communication especially those in government. Indeed this is an art that can be used to kill or heal depending on how it is used therefore learning positively the usage of this art should be something we must all strive for. ...
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Government needs $1billion to stop power outages


Accra, Dec 16, Ghanadot - In its quest to curb the power outages in the country, government has given strong indications that it would require about US1.0Billion in the medium term to ensure a reliable distribution of electricity...More

 

GNAT strike ends in fiasco

Accra, Dec 16, Ghanadot - An intended sit down strike that the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) asked its one-hundred and eighty thousand members nationwide to observe beginning from last Monday 14th December, 2009 ended up in fiasco as the teachers failed to comply with the directive from the National Executives.r.
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