Riz Khan - The fate of the world's poorest - March 2 - Part 2

On this Riz Khan show we take a look at how the global economic crisis is affecting the African continent.

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News & Politics

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• Al
• Jazeera
• Riz
• Khan
• 'Bottom
• Billion'
• Africa
• poverty
• relief
• aid
• Paul
• Collier
• Dambisa
• Moyo

[inder19852000]

The western countries know that if all countries develop,then they cant live by consuming cheap food and enjoying other luxuries

[politicalthinker]

Jeffrey Sachs thinks aid is good for Africa. Can he tell us why poverty continues to get worse despite aid flowing to the continent. There must be a different approach to fighting poverty. Aid is not helping it is making African leaders not able to devise plans to get themselves out of poverty. No nation has ever developed by relying entirely on aid.

French, British and US Multinational corporations pay bribes to corrupt regimes in Nigeria, Gabon, Guinea, Angola, Congo just to loot resources.

[hobgoblin1216]

I agree with Moyo. The western countries won't open up their markets to goods n services from developing countries. China n India has been successful in exporting goods n services 2 western countries n in a matter of few decades millions have come out of poverty. Instead of aid west should set up factories or train ppl of 3rd world countries become entrepreneurs n thereby create jobs. By keeping Africans poor it is easy 4 west 2 siphon off the resources of Africa.

[termanology85]

aid is like welfare it keeps the recipient dependent.

[termanology85]

I agree with you 100% on this issue.

[mavinga]

they would never be advocates of invasion, so how can they seriously call for better leadership while advocating for aid that only further buttress those corrupt leaders in power and making it harder for a middle class to develop to keep leadership accountable while keeping the majority dependent on those same handouts that come to them from the rich countries via those leaders. those who speak like this are so disingenuous because they know that aid is only empowering these corrupt leaders

[mavinga]

in every video i am seeing on this issue the same counter argument is being raise. That aid is not the issue and its really leadership. These same people who make such an argument would never be in favor of rich countries invading corrupt African countries overthrowing the "leadership" that is the problem and install good leadership would could use the aid in an uncorrupt separate and apart from proper economic development

[talk2papi]

leadership is the problem that needs to be addressed... this is a process and political reforms and accountability to donations should be stricter...once checks and balances are created for the african leadership, all will be smooth in the long run. Ghana has proved that it works when JJ. Rawlings asked for tractors to farm as opposed to money.donate machinery and trust me, the corrupt leaders are not interested in pimping a truck and hit the road to show off.

[kudakwash]

Aid will only cripple Africa...teach someone how to catch the fish don't just go about getting the fish for the person...show some tough love whereby the receiver ends up swimming by themselves.Infact this is like a tactic to keep Africans down...But wait, African leaders are the root of the problem, how do you uproot a tree, from the root,,,not by removing the branches, you will remove the branches 4eva...So emphasis should be on political reform...

[sguardian870]

the african guys especially the nigerian from italy, im nigerian by the way who said that this idea is bad and the aid is not the problem are the lazy ass africans giving problems and want to remain on aid and turn and say the west is stealing from us yet they are not willing to make the sacrifice needed to get there. Get ur ass back from italy and talk. the only lady that made sense was the S.A lady