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Business leaders at Rwanda's new stock exchange
I’m not sure why the foreign aid and development case is so hard to make to the American people, but perhaps we need to start looking at it as an economic investment opportunity rather than as a humanitarian imperative.
That seems to be how China sees it. China, which arguably is not known for its leadership in humanitarian endeavors, is doing tons of foreign aid and development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Why?
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that, unlike much of the rich world the last few years, many African nations have continued to experience significant economic growth and look likely to continue that growth. Continue reading