US Business and Missed Opportunities in African Countries
U.S. business has missed many opportunities in African Countries.In discussing whether or not US business should be more interested in doing business in African countries, it is important to be specific about what the statement relates to. US businesses are in Africa, by the hundreds in fact. The question is not whether US business is […]
“Tear-jerkers” for checks: NGOs and African countries
That “Aid” has never lifted any country from poverty is a historical fact. The most important principle in providing aid should be to, first, do no harm, the doctor’s creed. Applied to aid and the dispensing of it, it means that aid should not worsen the present or future condition of the recipient. It means […]
Culture and Success: Two Peas in a Pod
Americans are imbued with the “Ant” mentality: they have a “never say die” spirit. This is very antithetical to how Africans have come to view life. Africans have a resignation spirit that is borne of the traditional “heirarchicalism” of African societies. There is a tendency to never question elders. It is a learned behavior to […]