{"id":146967,"date":"2025-05-27T12:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=146967"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:01:18","slug":"stealing-africa-the-aid-scam-the-dirty-math-of-helping-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=146967","title":{"rendered":"Stealing Africa | The Aid Scam | The Dirty Math of \u2018Helping\u2019 Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y4coZ6Y8OMk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Africa is rich\u2014rich in copper, oil, gold, diamonds, and people. 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