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Africa and the Unintended Consequences of Western Engagement
The West has always had a complicated history with Africa. The slave trade and colonialism are a thing of the past, but there are different issues being raised today about relationships.
By Sara Terry • • 1 min readThe West has always had a complicated history with Africa. The slave trade and colonialism are a thing of the past, but there are different issues being raised today about relationships. While Western NGO's have committed significant amounts of time and money to help meet some of the continent's most pressing needs, do the media often portray Africa as having problems and the West as having the answers? Whose story gets told and from what perspective? Is there a danger of creating an image of Africa as helpless without Western aid?
Sara Terry
The Aftermath Project
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Steve Simon
Rwanda Initiative
Stephen Morrison
director of the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Gerald LeMelle
Executive Director, Africa Action