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إعادة ضبط العلاقة بين أفريقيا وأوروبا

Dec 5, 2017 Ibrahim Assane Mayaki

جوهانسبرج- أعلن الإتحاد الأوروبي في أكتوبر عن خطة لإستثمار 40 مليار يورو (47.6 مليار دولار) في أفريقيا وهو "مشروع مارشال" للقارة والذي من شأنه أن يعزز النمو الإقتصادي ويخلق فرص عمل مما يؤدي في نهاية المطاف إلى إبطاء رتم هجرة الشباب الأفارقة إلى أوروبا وقال رئيس البرلمان الأوروبي أنطونيو تاجاني أن "الكلمات لن تقنع المهاجرين بالبقاء في أوطانهم" وأضاف "يجب ان نعطيهم الفرصة لعيش حياة كريمة."

إن أنطونيو تاجاني محق و لكن نهجه مع الأسف خاطئ.

وعلى مدى ما يقرب من 60 عاماً، قامت حكومات أجنبية وكثير منها حكومات أوروبية بحسن نية بإرسال مبالغ ضخمة من المال إلى أفريقيا لكن بدون تأثير ملموس حيث تتطلب الحلول الدائمة لمواجهة تحديات التنمية في أفريقيا التمويل ولكنها تتطلب أيضاً إعادة ضبط كبيرة للعلاقات مع الشركاء الأجانب وقد تتطلب علاقة أفريقيا مع أوروبا اكبر عملية مراجعه شامله.

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Tallal Nawaz Dec 6, 2017

he article is written by Ibrahim Myaki with a bias, arguing in favor of exodus of 440 million Africans into Europe because "Europe needs them" and since Africa is a reproduction factory, why not. With no mention of controlling the epidemic that is the Human Population, no mention of bringing governance related structural reforms. Third world countries need to bring their population under control just like China did. Why not employ the Scandinavian approach, "More people Less resources per person".
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Ted Smith Dec 6, 2017

“Without migration, the redistributive policies on which European welfare states depend will be unable to withstand the current rate of aging.” This is asserted ad nauseum by proponents of immigration. It fails to point out that by raising the retirement age, Europeans have another option to maintain the dependency ratio at sustainable levels. The immigration option means an endless treadmill of high immigration to permanently sustain a lower dependency ratio. At least let’s have a debate which route we want to take.
- Filipe Silva Dec 7, 2017
  
  We must not forget that increasing the retirement age means putting people in their 70s or more working... The retirement age exists because at a certain age people simply cannot work.
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Niklas Monrad Dec 6, 2017

Meanwhile not a word about what Africa needs to do, neither addressing the fact that Europe might want to depend on robotics to fill its labour gaps. Thirdly, one thing is for the World to absorb a couple of hundred thousand educated Africans studying abroad, while it's entirely another to absorb millions of uneducated, religious Africans into mostly educated and secular societies.
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Henk Crop Dec 6, 2017

The author observes that over the past 60 years foreign governments have invested huge amounts of money with not much to show for it. Today Europe may need Africa more than Africa needs Europe, especially in regard to poeple. This asks for comment.
- Why did all this money produced so little ?
A country like China developed itself over 60 years from a developing nation to a world power, without foreign aid. All 50 African nations are sovereign and could try to answer that question.
- One cause that keeps Africa poor is its huge birth rate, ranging from 4,7 to 7,7 child per woman. While a birth rate of only 2,1 is needed to keep a population stable.
This will lead to a population growth from 1200 million to 2500 million. So if Africa wishes to develop its prosperity the obvious solution is to reduce its fertility. Famliy planning and condoms are practical and humane solutions.
- Africa has also many natural resources, which could be developed with the support of foreign companies ( see mrs. Ngozi Okonjo, PS, March 2016 ).
- The population of the EU is expected to remain stable at ca. 500 million. Perhaps some workers from abroad are needed. But the EU does not admit immigrants other than refugees. We have experience with immigrant workers from non-western countries.
For almost any job you need to speak the language and need dipoma's.
This means an immigrant cost, on average, Euro 100,000.- per immigrant to the host nation. This will make big scale immigration not likely.

Cooperation and aid is fine but that can only be effective when leaders assume responsiblity for their country and their people.
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