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Benny Dembitzer

Benny Dembitzer is an Honorary Fellow at University College London (UCL) and author of The Global Famine Game: Toxic Aid, A Weapon of War, Perverse Economics. He is an international development economist who has worked in 35 African countries. As Director of the European office of IPPNW, he was a member of the team awarded the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Aid Is Not Development: We Need a Different Conversation

Benny Dembitzer

Despite trillions spent over decades, more people than ever face starvation—because aid was never designed to end poverty.

Europe’s Challenge From Sub-Saharan Africa

Benny Dembitzer

Whilst Europe is fiddling and dallying on the Syrian front, sub-Saharan Africa is burning and Europe seems to be totally unable to do anything about