Billionaire to reward African leader for good governance

[Sirotnikov]

Hmm...

I guess the Sudanese government won't get to see any of this money, judging by the way the handle all this "darfour" bussiness.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Arrian
Interesting idea. I wonder what the exact criteria will end up being...

-Arrian

Judges of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership will rate 53 African countries each year on progress in economy, health, education and security. They will use criteria developed by Robert Rotberg, a professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government Policy.

As for the part that says they don't stay around longer than they were supposed to, I'm not sure. Maybe no constitutional changes during their tenure which extend term limits?

[Sirotnikov]

This is a nice idea, maybe one which the world community and UN should notice, and give out "leader of the year" award or something. And maybe give him some cuts in loans and stuff.


But generally, it does seem to be more efficient to be very corrupt.

[KrazyHorse]

It provides options, though.

You don't have to stay in power forever and run your country ****tily in order to live comfortably the rest of your life.

Given how badly most of Africa is governed it shouldn't be that hard to win this thing for those who actually try.

[DRoseDARs]

A Sudanese billionaire? Isn't that like an Ethiopian Emeril?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Hey this sudanse billionaire offered my half his fortune if I simply advanced some few thousand his way to clear some legal issues.

WTF?

Now he plans on giving some of it to some schmuck African leader.

[Arrian]

[Wezil]

Originally posted by Sirotnikov
This is a nice idea, maybe one which the world community and UN should notice, and give out "leader of the year" award or something.

I can just imagine the 'leader' this group of despots would pick.

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
That's a really interesting idea.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by DanS


Probably. But would they be in a position to enjoy it?

That hasn't been a deterrent, so far.

[SlowwHand]

This is likely what started the emails from lawyers, and whoever they are, saying I inherited millions. Retribution by way of bull****.

I'm not part of it! Cut the spam out!

[Cyclotron]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
A Sudanese billionaire? Isn't that like an Ethiopian Emeril?

Harsh, yet sublime. 10/10

[Kuciwalker]

Yet no bites. How does it get a 10/10?

[Impaler[WrG]]

I think its also a realy good sign that this is being done by an African buisnessman. Several good things that result from that that would not occur if Bill did it...

1 - Sets a presedent of social Philantropy for future African buisnessmen, this could to a great extent keep African wealth in Africa doing good rather then siting in a Caribean Bank.

2 - For an African to choose to distribute his own money based on UN and international panels lends legitimacy to these bodies in their judgment of African leaders and thus incresses their influence.

3 - As an idea "from African, for Africans, by Africans" it can stimulate hope for active internal solutions to problems and a reduction in passivity towards thouse problems.

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Yet no bites. How does it get a 10/10?

I guess that's the secret of a 10/10: Hitting it out of the park with a koan-like statement.