George Ayittey: Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future


Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:53:49 -0800 (PST)

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/151

The Hippo is the problem.

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VIDEO DESCRIPTION: This grab-you-by-the-throat speech by Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes an almost breathtaking torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders and the complacency that allows them to thrive. These "Hippos" (lazy, slow, ornery) have ruined postcolonial Africa, he says. Why, then, does he remain optimistic? Because of the young, agile "Cheetah Generation," a "new breed of Africans" taking their futures into their own hands.