The Changing face of Colonialism in Africa
Africa, has been repeatedly abused in the last few hundred years, with fifty of the fifty two countries being colonised and while they have now gained indpendance, it seems that there maybe a new variation of imperialism underway. Being one of the most resource rich continents, Africa has always attracted 'investors', with China being the most recent. China has been giving billions of pounds to the African continent to help with development, in particularly infrastructure under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that aims to bring Asia, Africa and Europe closer together and has projects in over 60 countries . This monopolisation of global development no matter how 'altruistic' cannot be a good thing. The primary reason this investment is seen as a form of colonialism is that it is viewed as a debt trap by many. Billions being loaned to historically corrupt governments does not seem like the wisest investment but Chinese businessmen bring over their resource...
