Unesco Must Rescind Tainted Obiang Prize

After the international outcry against accepting the prize money which the dictator of Equatorial Guinea has given Unesco, one would think that the organization would not have much difficulty rejecting the tainted gift. Unesco, however, seems to be dragging its feet about rejecting the money. Of the many reasons that have been given why the money should not be accepted, a basic one is that the money is stolen money. Obiang Nguema, the dictator of Equatorial Guinea, has stolen money from his poor people in his thirty years of misrule and now wants to whitewash his name by establishing a prize through Unesco. This money must be rejected as stolen money. Taking this money says that Unesco is encouraging theft by people in high places in Africa.