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# Interview: For God's Sake, Please Stop the Aid!
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/interview-for-gods-sake-please-stop-the-aid/
- Published: 2005-07-16T21:43:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-01T03:52:25.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: ideas, people, politics, social justice, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

> "The Kenyan economics expert James Shikwati, 35, says that aid to Africa does more harm than good. The avid proponent of globalization spoke with SPIEGEL about the disastrous effects of Western development policy in Africa, corrupt rulers, and the tendency to overstate the AIDS problem."  
> Source: [SPIEGEL Interview with African Economics Expert: News](http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,363663,00.html?ref=katecarruthers.com): July 4, 2005

This interview in the German magazine [Der Spiegel](http://service.spiegel.de/?ref=katecarruthers.com) Kenyan economist James Shikwati explains clearly why continued monetary aid to Africa is not the answer. He also demonstrates the differences between Germany after World War 2 (and the success of the Marshall Plan) and Africa today.