On a market day in the Bwa village of Boni, in central Burkina Faso, West Africa a group of masks perform, including the great plank masks called 'nwantantay', the leper, hyena, dwarf, antelope,...
DAMBISA MOYO ON WHY AID TO AFRICA HAS BEEN A DISASTER FULL
Many of us believe that aid to Africa is crucial to lift people out of poverty. But not Dambisa Moyo. In a controversial book, she argues that foreign aid has been a disaster for Africa and must be stopped. Moyo was born and raised in Zambia, but educated at Oxford and Harvard. She has worked for both the World Bank and Goldman Sachs. Her book is call "Dead Aid" | By TVO
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