Aid to Africa: Redeemer or Coloniser? - Paperback

by Hakima Abbas (Editor), Yves Niyiragira (Editor)

The current global economic crisisresurges the debate on aid to Africathe largest global recipientandthis comprehensive volume explores the premise, history, and foundation upon which the concept of aid is based. It considers aid's relationship to the broader development discourse in Africa, the politics and power dynamics of aid mechanisms, and how the emergence of powers such as China and India are redefining the global aid architecture. Diverse perspectives are shown from African social commentators, academics, and activists, including Demba Moussa Dembele, Patrick Bond, Samir Amin, and Charles Mutasa."

Author Biography

Hakima Abbas is a policy analyst with Fahamu's African Union Monitor. He is the editor of Africa's Long Road to Rights. Yves Niyiragira is a Fahamu fellow and coeditor of the African Union Monitor.