The independence of African countries from their European colonizers in the late 1950s and 1960s marked a shift in the continent's political leadership. Nevertheless, the economies of African nations remained tied to those of their former colonies, raising questions of resource control and the sovereignty of these nation-states.
Who Owns Africa? addresses the role of foreign actors in Africa and their competing interests in exploiting the resources of Africa and its people. An interdisciplinary team of scholars, all experts in African studies, examines the concept of colonialism from a historical and socio-political perspective. They show how the language of investment, development aid, mutual interest, or philanthropy is used to cloak the virulent forms of exploitation on the continent, thereby perpetuating a state of neocolonialism that has left many African people poor and in the margins.
Contributors: John K. Marah (State University of New York Brockport), Nene-Lomotey Kuditchar (University of Ghana), Bekeh Utietiang Ukelina (State University of New York Cortland), Tokie Laotan-Brown (Merging Ecologies, Athenry), Asher Lubotzky (Indiana University Bloomington), Seth N. Asumah (State University of New York Cortland), Kudakwashe Chirambwi (National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe), Phillip Murray (United States Military Academy West Point), Paul Chiudza Banda (Tarleton State University), Gift Wasambo Kayira (University of Malawi)

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Who Owns Africa? Neocolonialism, Inves: Who Owns Africa?

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Netherlands, Belgium

Why in spite of Africa's abundant natural and human resources its people are still poorThe independence of African countries from their European colonizers in the late 1950s and 1960s marked a shift in the continent's political leadership. Nevertheless, the economies of African nations remained tied to those of their former colonies, raising questions of resource control and the sovereignty of these nation-states. Who Owns Africa? addresses the role of foreign actors in Africa and their competing interests in exploiting the resources of Africa and its people. An interdisciplinary team of scholars examines the concept of colonialism from a historical and socio-political perspective. They show how the language of investment, development aid, mutual interest, or philanthropy is used to cloak the virulent forms of exploitation on the continent, thereby perpetuating a state of neocolonialism that has left many African people poor and in the margins.Contributors: John K. Marah (State University of New York Brockport), Nene-Lomotey Kuditchar (University of Ghana), Bekeh Utietiang Ukelina (State University of New York Cortland), Tokie Laotan-Brown (Merging Ecologies, Athenry), Asher Lubotzky (Indiana University Bloomington), Seth N. Asumah (State University of New York Cortland), Kudakwashe Chirambwi (National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe), Phillip Murray (United States Military Academy West Point), Paul Chiudza Banda (Tarleton State University), Gift Wasambo Kayira (University of Malawi)This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

Cover
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
From the European Scramble for Africa to the New Scramble
Bekeh Utietiang Ukelina
Chapter One
The Political Economy of Contemporary Africa
John K. Marah
Chapter Two
Decoding the Realpolitik of African States
Nene-Lomotey Kuditchar
Chapter Three
Doing Good
Bekeh Utietiang Ukelina
Chapter Four
The New Scramble and Its Economic Impact on West African Women
Tokie Laotan-Brown
Chapter Five
“We Are Returning to Africa, and Africa is Coming Back to Us”
Asher Lubotzky
Chapter Six
China in Africa
Seth N. Asumah
Chapter Seven
Governmentality of China in Africa
Kudakwashe Chirambwi
Chapter Eight
China’s Incidental Empire
Major Philip J. Murray
Chapter Nine
Malawi-China Relations
Paul Chiudza Banda & Gift Wasambo Kayira
Conclusion
Reflections on Neocolonialism and the New Scramble
Bekeh Ukelina
About the Authors

2024-12-26