" ... Britain's approach towards aid is steadily diverging from the World Bank's. Increasingly, British money goes directly into the coffers of African governments, with no strings attached.In theory, this "direct budgetary support" should enable them to take useful steps such as abolishing school fees, as happened in Tanzania, or introducing universal primary education as in Uganda.But Mr Benn's approach also has grave disadvantages. Uganda gets about half of its national budget from wealthy countries, including Britain. With the rich world funding education and health, resources are freed up for President Yoweri Museveni to use as he wishes.He chose to invade the Democratic Republic of Congo, helping to start a war which has, according to one survey, claimed 3.9 million lives from violence, starvation or disease. Uganda could never have sustained this military campaign without the rich world funding half its annual budget.Mr Benn has recently reduced British aid to Uganda. So every possible approach towards aid carries risks. Attaching conditions leads to the imposition of unpopular policies. Handing out money with no strings attached allows some African leaders to get away with murder..."Telegraph, 15/09/2006Lately, he has turned to turned to begging China for money to finance his wars.
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