George B. N. Ayittey | The New Path for Africa: Establishing Free-Market Societies

[@vocabularymillionaire]

This is yet another sobering discourse about Africa's socio-economic and political salvation. Professor Ayittey doesn't mince words in his delivery and I like that. Africa problem is not its people, her leaders are the problem.

[@MrTeeri4]

What a genius. May Allah forgive your soul you were a wonderful African free market economist. An inspiration to us all

[@ibnzuhr8722]

Aameen thuma Aameen. If only African leaders will pick up his books and read. He has laid down the blueprint for success in our continent.

[@ahmedsaid6451]

though i couldn't be able to listen this speech but i like the way Prof. George Ayitty explains africa and its leadership. his speeches are critical, educational and at the same time entertaining and comic.

[@4abrownafrica939]

Why is it entertaining? Why is it comic? You sound like you don't take anything he said seriously!

[@kevinkipkorir3132]

watching this in 2024, this speech was made in 1999, as he said, the Kenya system was bad and led to the 2007 - 2008 clashes, but after that, in 2010 there was a new constitution that devolved power and set every county to have a lot of control so no more fights have come up after that.

[@driziiD]

the lady at 40:40 is making a worthwhile point; africans need to be ready to lay down our lives to change our future. But also I feel the need to point out that revolutions like the French Revolution and the American Revolution only occured after centuries of oppression. I bring up those revolutions because I know that the lady that asked the question was looking at our problems through a western lens...happy to absolve her country of all complicity and lay blame squarely on the african people.

[@gospelplatform5017]

You, my friend are clear minded. Congrats! Can we talk?

[@LearningNeverStopsEX]

We're still here in 2021 because of people like the last professor that supposedly asked a question

[@faye4778]

A true intellectual giant.

[@ksat8602]

1:11:57 - 1:14:04 and 8:50 - 9:15 are so on point. Great minds indeed do think alike, wow!

[@sandal_thong8631]

1:39:20 The ideal sequence is intellectual reform, political reform, then economic reform. This makes so much sense it should have long ago been obvious. He's discussing his book, _Africa in Chaos._ But I've been hearing about another one, _Defeating Dictators_ which seems to have a lot to say about reform in Africa. He still talked about this order of reform. The pattern of getting rid of dictators involved independence of at least one of media, judiciary, central bank, civil service, military or election commission. If the dictator controls all of them, he can keep power, even if pretending the opposition could oust him in an election. As he may have said the free media is important to intellectual reform to talk about the problems and offer solutions. In another speech he considers a Radio Free Africa, like we had Radio Free Europe.

[@barryfunk3368]

There is no new path until the culture of Africa changes

[@stanzavik]

Ayittey comes on at 6:26

[@stanzavik]

1:09:23 -- who is that guy? Voice sounds so familiar

[@Fred_Angasisye]

Its sad to see this was in 1999 and now 2020,same shit!! if not worse We need to rethink our strategy,Internet and technology have to be leveraged to bypass force and pleeding

[@meilibranson2839]

great speech

[@wazamuhango5456]

Powerful

[@fulerablessing9170]

CAN YOU PLEASE SHOW THE FACE OF THOSE WHO RE ASKING THE QUESTIONS

[@u.802]

rip genius 💘

[@dukepalatinemmxx2098]

Perhaps it may just be an idea to actually teach children economics, especially personal responsibility economics, from primary school level? Along with installing a personal moral social care attitude (morally able and accountable government agents to insure that funds are not misappropriated etc) for those unable to physically or mentally take care of themselves. The same goes for personal health care: diet, proper exercise, meditation, minimum use of medications. Money is here to stay, like it or not. Socialism is not the solution as recent history has proven conclusively. Even the big Mao had to borrow (a meagre $108 million) from a reluctant Stalin to FUND his own bloody revolution. Point is: Some citizens want to play with money and they learn quickly, while the rest just basically want to get by. Both choices actually requires an economics education. The problem comes in when others desire to get by in a state of semi - luxury, (TV, cell phone, free internet, free house, free meditation, free education etc) courtesy of another who produced through expending their own finite life energy.

[@andrewsbempah970]

To all nkrumaist and until the whole world knows the truth.Ghana first president Nkrumah inherited a rich nation in terms of natural resources,but lacking technological and managerial skills.However he became arrogant and embarked on gargantuan spending spree with no coherent strategies to replenish outlays from inherited assets.President nkrumah misruled and dictatorship precipitated the army and police to topple his government,and started a cycle of dictatorial military governments culminating into the rogue AFRC and PNDC government,which unleashed brutal atrocities in the annals of ghana history.The all powerful almighty God who spoke and things happened didn't need six days to finish creation,he could finish everything one day or a second,but just as in his usual humility came to earth and was brutally crucified on the cross,chose six days to finish creation.Why six days?Maybe God is speaking to mankind to finish one major project at a time,if we really want to do a great job.In a nutshell,had president Nkrumah allocated resources to achieve mechanized agriculture,prior to imports substituting industrialisation ghana would not be a food importer now.Modern agriculture including construction of canals to carry water to potential farming areas and for transportation,would lead to farm workers unemployment,since farmers with modern farm equipments would require fewer workers,then large scale imports substituting industrialisation would become essential,since it would provide jobs for displaced farm workers and new entrants to the jobs market.President nkrumah rush to industrialize ghana shortly after independence,when agriculture was largely manual and labor intensive,drew farm workers in remote farming areas without clean drinking water,electricity etc to newly created lucrative factory jobs located in cities where all the modern amenities were concentrated.

[@driziiD]

it's all true

[@richardque1036]

Why is not single african countries wanted to hire yeorge ayittey as a economic adviser?or likely see him as a trouble maker.

[@driziiD]

it is true, wole soyinka fled for his life

[@sizwexaba1910]

Let's not shy away from reality. Failure for Africa to develop it economy after colonialism is mainly coursed by the interference of the western countries in Africa's affairs. The west play a role in regime change. Under the guise of democracy, the west distabilize African countries, install leaders that allow multinationals to further exploit Africa. NO wonder African leaders like Mabuto in Zaire, Blaise in Burkina Faso become billionaires who care less about people they lead, they are surrogates who run compradore political organizations. Leaders who try to swim against the tide are subotaged, eliminated politically and physically with the help of western countries. Petrice Lumumba, Samora Michele, Thomas Sankara and many other influential and visionary leaders were assasinated and the west had a hand in physically eliminating these revolutionary. The dark picture that the good doctor is painting is incomplete. Africa does not just suffer from self inflicted wounds, vision of those who want to see progress clash with the vision of those who seek to protect their interests and good people are eliminated.

[@sandal_thong8631]

How about after the Cold War when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991? Your limited viewpoint is like saying colonialism was so bad that independence in the 1960 didn't make a difference and it's still a bad influence to this day.

[@aishamunyaami7903]

Hrllo

[@denistiyo7193]

Betrayal,betrayal,betrayal.....what did we do to God to deserve this?

[@charlesscott27]

there is no god.

[@dranelemakol]

What betrayal sir?

[@afropatriot7769]

very good in complaining without offering a solution,had you been in that chair you would have a matured mind and argument,you give so many theories and seem to be totaly unaware of what African leaders face everytime they put development agenda,Gadaf was murdered for just helping his country and cowards like you never spoke anything but singing democratic songs,Madam Chihombori made it very clear what imperial forcea are doing to this continent

[@afropatriot7769]

@Ellen Kekana brainwashed peace of fierce ,useless to African agenda

[@johndeagle4389]

Disgusting sounds at 45:29. Gross!

[@4abrownafrica939]

One way to bring expenses down is to raise the price of resources to Europe and Africa keeps 85% of profits and Europe takes 15%! End of story!

[@sandal_thong8631]

His point is the kleptocrats will keep the money until we have intellectual reform (free press, radio, newspapers) with intellectuals not being arrested or censored, then political reform. Economic reform before the other two will be wasted.