Neocolonialism in West Africa: A Collection of Essays and Articles

In Neocolonialism in West Africa author Chernoh Alpha M. Bah a journalist and political activist in Sierra Leone demonstrates that imperial powers continue to exploit West Africa. Throughout this collection of essays and articles he provides practical answers to the root causes of poverty conflict and political instability.By examining modern forms of capitalist colonialism in West Africa from the perspective of an African revolutionary leader and political activist he shows how capitalist corporations and Western nations control the economy and resources of West Africa rig elections and promote wars and military coups. He also explores how North American and European capitalist corporations prop up anti-democratic regimes that support Western economic interests in West Africa and how outsiders continue to scramble to control the continents natural resources.West Africas transition from direct colonial rule to independence was supposed to usher in a new era of freedom. Instead it has only changed the colonial bureaucratic structure as imperialists continue to exploit the continent and its people.