Is foreign aid just money down the drain? 34O "Once again last - TopicsExpress



          

Is foreign aid just money down the drain? 34O "Once again last week, the Department for International Development (DFID) found itself fighting a small crisis in Africa. After The Sunday Telegraph revealed that £480,000 of British aid had been stolen by al‑Shabaab, the Somali branch of al‑Qaeda, emergency supplies of ministers had to be rushed into the trouble zone (BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and the pages of the London Evening Standard). Britain was sending £80 million a year to Somalia to “shape the world we want and to reap the rewards”, insisted the Development Secretary, Justine Greening. “Either we help foreign governments to deal with terrorists abroad, or we do nothing and face a future dealing with them at home or even on foreign battlefields.” "
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:10:06 +0000

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