James M Bridger: While piracy near the Horn of Africa remains a major problem, the UN Security Council has called on the international community to pay greater attention to pirates on the Western coast of the continent. This focus must translate into effective action before the West Africa situation devolves into another Somalia.
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Many countries in Africa suffer from a stifling dependence on foreign aid and actually receive more money in aid than they do collecting taxes. ++ This imbalance is detrimental to the citizens as the government is more concerned with the interests of the aid donors than its own people. ++ Donors should, therefore, limit their aid to no more than 50 percent of what a government can collect in tax
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