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Article: Worldbeaters ... Taking aim at the rich and powerful.
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- New Internationalist
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Paul Biya
Job: Perpetual President of Cameroon.
Reputation: Esteemed Warrior Against Terrorism, Champion of Regional Political Stability and Friend to Business.
AFRICANS have, with a few notable exceptions, been ill-served by their political leaders.
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Some have been welcome in the corridors of power in the West--Moi of Kenya and Mobutu of Zaire until their recent falls. Others, like Mugabe of Zimbabwe or Taylor of Liberia, have been persona non grata.
Measured in terms of corruption and human-rights violations it is hard to see the difference. Perhaps it lies in the groups they offend (white ...