Robert Osei

In the run up to the G8 summit in Gleanagles in 2005, leaders of the rich countries made Africa a top agenda issue. In their estimation, the only way to make poverty history on the African continent was to give more aid. However, some observers became worried especially as the aid path has been travelled in the last fifty years without any significant results. At best, aid has helped in politicising life on the continent and its attendant corruption and high-handedness on the part of African leaders were replete in most part of the continent. Others on the other hand maintain that aid is necessary and should ostensibly be used to placate the evils of slavery and colonialism.  Dr Robert Osei will help students explore whether the Whiteman today should carry the burden of africa ’s woes? Whether African leaders and Africans should take care of their own destiny with accountable governance rather than rely on crumbs that fall from the tables of rich countries.