Clinton warns against 'new colonialism' in Africa

[somebozo]

As if America has done much to help Afirca and has not funded corrupt elite world wide. Arab situation and Pakistan is a living proof when american funded zardari feudocracy is looting the nation day and night.

I have never seen a bigot in white house bigger than Hillary. Perhaps years of pot smoking has taken a toll on her mental health.

Clinton warns against 'new colonialism' in Africa
By REUTERS


Published: Jun 11, 2011 15:03 Updated: Jun 11, 2011 15:03

LUSAKA: Africa must beware of “new colonialism” as China expands ties there and focus instead on partners able to help build productive capacity on the continent, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.


Clinton, asked in a television interview in Zambia on Saturday about China’s rising influence on the continent, said Africans should be wary of friends who only deal with elites.

“We don’t want to see a new colonialism in Africa,” Clinton said in a television interview in Lusaka, the first stop on a five-day Africa tour.

“When people come to Africa to make investments, we want them to do well but also want them to do good,” she said. “We don’t want them to undermine good governance in Africa.”

China pumped almost $10 billion in investment into Africa in 2009 and trade has taken off as Beijing buys oil and other raw materials to fuel its booming economy.

Clinton, appearing on the “Africa 360” program, called for long term “sustainable” investment that would benefit Africa.

“We saw that during colonial times it is easy to come in, take out natural resources, pay off leaders and leave,” she said.

Clinton pointed to US efforts to improve political and economic governance in countries like Zambia as an example of a different approach.

“The United States is investing in the people of Zambia, not just the elites, and we are investing for the long run.”

African states, she said, could learn much from Asia on how governments can help support economic growth but said she did not see Beijing as a political role model.

“We are beginning to see a lot of problems” in China that will intensify over the next 10 years, she said, pointing to friction over Chinese efforts to control the Internet as one example. “There are more lessons to learn from the United States and democracies,” Clinton said.

Her trip, which also takes her to Tanzania and Ethiopia, is meant to highlight the Obama administration’s drive to help African countries meet challenges ranging from HIV/AIDS to food security and speed up often impressive economic growth.


© 2010 Arab News

 

[Ryan]

Clinton warns against 'new colonialism' in Africa
By REUTERS


Published: Jun 11, 2011 15:03 Updated: Jun 11, 2011 15:03

LUSAKA: Africa must beware of “new colonialism” as China expands ties there and focus instead on partners able to help build productive capacity on the continent, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.


Clinton, asked in a television interview in Zambia on Saturday about China’s rising influence on the continent, said Africans should be wary of friends who only deal with elites.

“We don’t want to see a new colonialism in Africa,” Clinton said in a television interview in Lusaka, the first stop on a five-day Africa tour.

“When people come to Africa to make investments, we want them to do well but also want them to do good,” she said. “We don’t want them to undermine good governance in Africa.”

China pumped almost $10 billion in investment into Africa in 2009 and trade has taken off as Beijing buys oil and other raw materials to fuel its booming economy.

Clinton, appearing on the “Africa 360” program, called for long term “sustainable” investment that would benefit Africa.

“We saw that during colonial times it is easy to come in, take out natural resources, pay off leaders and leave,” she said.

Clinton pointed to US efforts to improve political and economic governance in countries like Zambia as an example of a different approach.

“The United States is investing in the people of Zambia, not just the elites, and we are investing for the long run.”

African states, she said, could learn much from Asia on how governments can help support economic growth but said she did not see Beijing as a political role model.

“We are beginning to see a lot of problems” in China that will intensify over the next 10 years, she said, pointing to friction over Chinese efforts to control the Internet as one example. “There are more lessons to learn from the United States and democracies,” Clinton said.

Her trip, which also takes her to Tanzania and Ethiopia, is meant to highlight the Obama administration’s drive to help African countries meet challenges ranging from HIV/AIDS to food security and speed up often impressive economic growth.


© 2010 Arab News

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

Hypocrite ...

 

[lem34]

That woman talks crap all the time nothing new.

 

[Ignited Mind]

Hypocrite ...

This 'hypocrisy' is in India's and Africa's interest.

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

This 'hypocrisy' is in India's and Africa's interest.

I was just refering to the fact that Western nations dealt with African elite to exploit Africa's natural resources for decades , and now when emerging economies like India and China are offering them better deals , they ( westerners ) call it colonialism and warn African people against it.

 

[Ignited Mind]

I was just refering to the fact that Western nations dealt with African elite to exploit Africa's natural resources for decades , and now when emerging economies like India and China are offering them better deals , they ( westerners ) call it colonialism and warn African people against it.

They did what they did and that was a century ago.

It's in India's interest to keep China at bay wherever possible howsoever much possible and in Africa's interest to avoid getting colonized once again.

 

[Ryan]

They did what they did and that was a century ago.

It's in India's interest to keep China at bay wherever possible howsoever much possible and in Africa's interest to avoid getting colonized once again.

If this woman could hold down China as you wished, India would be the next to be suppressed.

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

They did what they did and that was a century ago.

It's in India's interest to keep China at bay wherever possible howsoever much possible and in Africa's interest to avoid getting colonized once again.

As for the bolded part if recent occurences are any indication , it seems to be very much happening ...