I agree that money will solve nothing there... and unfortunately, these dictators, despots and corrupt politicians in Africa (with a few exceptions I'm sure) like the current arrangement just fine. Just like with the odd lazy welfare recipient... why would they object to more money for nothing?
Can you imagine the uproar if the US, UK, France or even Canada (somehow) sent troops and engineers to an African nation to build bridges, water treatment facilities, aid in farming, etc??? They yell Imperialism, and suddenly the people trying to help would look evil, with allegations of hidden agendas, especially if countries are trying to help resource rich nations. (especially if its the US, probably one of the only nations capable of such tasks on a large scale)
The problem is absolutely enormous, and I roll my eyes in disgust when I hear someone like Bono selling people on the idea that more aid will solve everything, it will do nothing. Especially when Canada and the US have massively increasing problems with homelessness and gang violence to tackle within their own borders. More aid will only waste money that would be better used for our own social problems, since African aid is like filling a bucket with a hole in the bottom.
I have no idea what the solution is... something tells me we are several decades away from one that people will accept, unless these nations can mature on their own.
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