Once in a while, a news piece comes along that makes one stop and ask, “In what insane universe is that a good idea?”
In the latest example of such, we see that the worst Vice President in the history of the Republic has had another of her typically daffy ideas, namely, burning a lot of pixels convincing private investment to finance “doubling” internet access across … Africa.
Yes, really.
Vice President Kamala Harris announced a new partnership Friday that will double internet access across Africa.
Roughly 40 percent of the continent has access to the web, and the new partnership looks to increase it to 80 percent. Harris’s announcement follows a trip last year to Africa and came as Kenyan President William Ruto visited Washington for a state visit.
During a conversation with Ruto, the vice president stressed that the U.S. wants to reimagine its relationship with Africa. She said Friday that it should “not be one of benevolence but of thinking about the relationship in the context of partnership.”
Apparently, Kamala Harris is of the opinion we want to reimagine how much money we send to Africa:
The continent has struggled to obtain the capital it needs to build its technological sector. Foreign direct investment fell in 2022 after reaching a record high the year before. Africa accounts for just 3.5 percent of foreign investment worldwide, The Associated Press reported.
While there are no details released as yet, at least there is no mention in either this article or the “Fact Sheet” Harris’s office released of actually directly pouring American tax dollars into this scheme – yet. Not that the American taxpayers aren’t already pouring money into Africa.
Tell Kackles that the Nigerian Princes can use that money for internet in their own country, instead of sending it to me – LOL!
Absolutely…No