African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.
George AyitteyIn a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.
George AyitteyThere's a belief that since Africa got a raw deal from the colonial West, then the Chinese must be Africa's best friend. But the evidence doesn't show that, and the main criticism is that they are building infrastructure in exchange for Africa's resources in deals that are structured to favor China.
George Ayittey