On Monday (15th of July), Kenyan President William Ruto accused the Ford Foundation – a US-based philanthropy that promotes social justice and democratic values – of sponsoring violence and anarchy in Kenya (which Ford denies). It was an unusual move. It seems that Ruto (still) believes that meddling foreigners – and not citizens’ anger over his plan to raise taxes to address a fiscal crunch – sparked the protests that led to the storming of parliament and dozens of deaths, reports ONE. => https://www.epo.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17181:africa-debt-jeopardises-the-futures-of-millions-of-africans&catid=49&Itemid=97
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