June 22, 2007

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on a New Africa

I'm leaving home tonight for meetings in Bangkok and Nairobi. Somehow, through the weird time-travel of redeyes and datelines, I will stone-skip across three continents in four days…but only one night.

Anyway, the world is finally turning global attention to critical issues in Africa, only to discover that Africa is not what they thought it was. (Sometimes fashion is a good thing). As I was doing some research, I came across this fascinating video from the TED conference.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was a World Bank vice president and is  a fellow at the Brookings Institution, but from 2003-2006 she was finance minister in Nigeria. She promotes investment, rather than aid, as the best way to help Africa.

Jun 22, 2007 10:59:56 AM | Odyssey (travel tips, images and photos)

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