HANS STOISSER
Category Development Cooperation
Europe takes Africa more seriously – Juncker’s State of the Union speech
Relaunch development aid
Insulting and Foolish – Paul Collier on Refugees and Aid
Eric Hersman on Aid
Being here in Nairobi I have found an interesting quote. Eric Hersman, one of the founding figures of the Kenyan Internet business scene, on foreign aid and NGOs: “In a well-functioning state, most NGOs would not exist. There is only a…
Agile Europeans in Africa
Why we need agile Europeans in Africa “Many Europeans still treat Africans like children”, said James Shikwati, a Kenyan born intellectual, at a panel discussion in Hamburg, showing how European behavior is perceived in Africa. In the same discussion I argued that Africa and Europe…
Africa and Europe at a crossroad?
Africa and Europe at a crossroad? – “Yes, they are”, I argued in a panel discussion in Hamburg on December 2, 2015. “And Europe should better watch out not to drift apart. In its own interests.” Five forces are describing…
A Marshall Plan for Ukraine
“We are on your side”, Lord Risby, member of the British House of Lords, said to the delegation from Ukraine. It was quite a gathering on March 3rd, 2015, in Vienna. Bernard-Henry Lévi, philosopher and one of the founders of…
Western Aid at the Crossroads
“Yes, that’s like it is!” has always been the answer when putting forward to an aid practitioner the principle of permanent acceleration: When a certain type of project or program has become mainstream, right before results are visible, the aid community…
How Racist Roots backfire on Development Aid …
… and make it increasingly irrelevant ” … we must embark on a bold new program for making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas. More than half the people of…