Agreed. We need to find simple efficient ways of trading. My point on bonds was on raising capital reserves to shore up such trading, within Africa, eliminating the need for donor funding. Just as a further illustration http://www.starbucksstore.com/Kenya/011009408,default,pd.html. 1 KG of Kenyan coffee is roughly 2900 KES. We will happily re-import the Starbucks/Nescafe/Nespresso etc and ignore Dormans on our supermarket shelves.
On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:19 PM, <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
> Before we go into complex matters like bonds there are other opportunitities.
> Ghana imports 90% of its chicken consumption from Brazil. Gabon Imports 100% of eggs from France. Congo with its diamonds and Uranium imports its supplies including soap and cooking oil from France. When I say we must start fighting Europe for Africa I do not mean arms. Let us wake and compete. If we have no planes to fly supplies into Congo let us carry them on our heads to Congo.
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> KQ goes to Djibouti without any horticulture yet Djibouti buys its food supplies from France. Sometimes a re-shipment of Kenya's horticulture into Djibouti. We send flowers to Nethwerlands then they are re-shipped into Africa. We export coffee beens into UK then we inport Nescaffe. Can we wake up and fight a fair and simple was on Africa's resources.
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Warm Regards,
Phares Kaboro Kariuki
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