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Independent Institute Senior Fellow George B. N. Ayittey, in a conversation with David R. Burton at the Heritage Foundation about all the damages that Socialism caused to Africa. The "socialist" experiment failed in countries like Angola (under dos Santos), Benin (under Kerekou), Ethiopia (under Mengistu), Ghana (under Nkrumah), Guinea (under Toure), Mali (under Keita), Mozambique (under Chissano), Tanzania (under Nyerere), and Zambia, among others.
This video was recorded by The Heritage Foundation.
"The Cheetah Generation is the new and angry generation of Africans who can see that their leadership has failed them ... They're not going to sit there and wait for governments to come and do things for them. As a matter of fact, they're not going to sit there and beg for foreign aid, because they can see that every social need in Africa is a business opportunity. The Cheetah Generation is entrepreneurial." - George Ayittey, Economist (Ghana) Video produced by PovertyCure.Org
George Ayittey speaks at San Francisco Freedom Forum 2012
George Ayittey's presentation at Oslo Freedom Forum 2011
Presented in TED Global 2007, Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes a torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders in Africa — and calls on the “Cheetah generation” to take back the continent.
Why has Africa, despite its rich history, cultures, and abundant resources, largely remained in the grip of dictatorship, starvation, genocide and war? How can this tragic legacy of colonialism, socialism, and plutocracy be replaced with the welfare of economic liberalization, individual rights, and the Rule of Law? Based on his new book, "Africa in Chaos," award-winning economist George Ayittey will examine the record of American statism and the revolution for free-market societies.
George B. N. Ayittey Professor of Economics, American University Author, Africa in Chaos and Africa Betrayed
David J. Theroux Founder and President, The Independent Institute
Research Fellow George Ayittey speaks of 2008 Gala for Liberty Award Recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Ghanaian economist and Research Fellow, George Ayittey argues that Africa is poor because it is not free—due to dictatorships. He spoke with host Justin Rowlatt and an audience at Paris Dauphine University in Paris.
