On Nov. 13th "Friends of Europe" will hold their Summit on Africa
"Ascending Africa: Opportunities and challenges†in Brussels.
In the invitation to the conference it says:
"Africa is in the global spotlight: with its booming economies, soaring commodity exports and new investment opportunities, Africa is attracting the attention of business leaders from across the world."
I wrote this letter to the organizers:
Dear Friends of Europe,
I am appalled by your 'hallelujah' on African 'booming economies' and 'soaring commodity exports'.
Don't you know that the main beneficiaries of these blessings are corrupt upper classes and warmongers? And that the ordinary African people benefit the least from these huge revenues? Your statement is a slap in the face for millions of poor Africans.
Kurt Gerhardt
Co-Initiator of the Bonn Appeal www.bonner-aufruf.eu
Friend of Africa
CC:
Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development
Eva Joly MEP, Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Development
Nicholas Westcott, Managing Director for Africa at the European External Action Service (EEAS)
Mario Pezzini, Director of the OECD Development Centre
Victor Murinde, Director of the African Development Institute at the African Development Bank (AfDB)
Reiner Klingholz, Director of the Berlin Institute for World Population and Global Development
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Tue, 6 Nov 2012 - 17:51
On Nov. 13th "Friends of Europe" will hold their Summit on Africa
"Ascending Africa: Opportunities and challenges†in Brussels.
In the invitation to the conference it says:
"Africa is in the global spotlight: with its booming economies, soaring commodity exports and new investment opportunities, Africa is attracting the attention of business leaders from across the world."
I wrote this letter to the organizers:
Dear Friends of Europe,
I am appalled by your 'hallelujah' on African 'booming economies' and 'soaring commodity exports'.
Don't you know that the main beneficiaries of these blessings are corrupt upper classes and warmongers? And that the ordinary African people benefit the least from these huge revenues? Your statement is a slap in the face for millions of poor Africans.
Kurt Gerhardt
Co-Initiator of the Bonn Appeal www.bonner-aufruf.eu
Friend of Africa
CC:
Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development
Eva Joly MEP, Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Development
Nicholas Westcott, Managing Director for Africa at the European External Action Service (EEAS)
Mario Pezzini, Director of the OECD Development Centre
Victor Murinde, Director of the African Development Institute at the African Development Bank (AfDB)
Reiner Klingholz, Director of the Berlin Institute for World Population and Global Development
(speakers at the Summit on Africa)