political elites takes the spotlight away from
decades of failed economic policies, wholesale
looting of Africa’s wealth, and loss of countless
lives to political repression and ethnic conflicts.
What is more, that blame game seems to be succeeding.
An “advanced” Google search on
“African protectionism” yields 13 hits, while
searches on “U.S. protectionism” and “EU protectionism”
yield 29,800 hits and 689 hits
respectively.