In 1972, Manubhai Madhvani was arrested in Uganda for being of Indian origin and jailed. Dictator Idi Amin snatched all his wealth and expelled him from the country.
(This story appears in the 04 June, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
This article needs more research & insight. China works on national strategy in African continent and India works on individual strategy. Eastern Africa is relatively safe and dominated by Gujaratis and Sindhis. Western Africa is volatile and is dominated by Sindhis who have risk taking guts. <br /> Interestingly, Chinese are described as 'yellow people' and are hated by Africans. Africans have well understood the objectives of Chinese. There are many faces that are mix of Chinese and African features. They are resultant of China's strategically dispatch of bachelor boys. Indians are sweet talkers and believe in peaceful co-existence. They are generally with their families. Indians are called as 'whites' and Africans overall like them.
on May 24, 2010