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William M. Gumede

South Africa

William M. Gumede is a former deputy editor of The Sowetan, Johannesburg. He is the author of the bestselling Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC. His new book, The Democracy Gap: Africaʼs Wasted Years, will be released in the U.S. in May, 2009. Close.

William M. Gumede

South Africa

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Entries from William M. Gumede at PostGlobal tagged with 'World Bank'

U.S. Mistakes Make Dictators Happy

African nations are using increasing anti-American sentiment in Africa to muscle out U.S. companies from lucrative business deals. Dictators like Zimbabwe's Mugabe also use the anti-U.S. sentiments to get themselves out of political trouble. The U.S. is too mistrusted to change this without a new administration.

Appoint Bank Chief from Developing World

It is time to overhaul both the role and management of the World Bank and the IMF. Both institutions' primary clientele are developing countries. Their heads should therefore be selected from developing countries, and the headquarter of both must be moved to the developing world.

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