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Should Europeans pay compensation to Africans?

by BelaynehKassaWubie | July 3, 2010 at 10:16 pm

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The Europeans went to Africa only with their machine gun and their positive contribution to the nations they colonized is, almost, nothing or very little. Currently, the Chinese are going to Africa with their money and equipments to help Africa build infrastructures and advance their socio-economic systems. This is completely a different view than the outlook Europeans had on Africa.

In my belief, Europeans colonization of Africa made the Africans demoralized and deterred from advancing their socio-economic systems. Otherwise, it is a real fact that Africans were and had been pristine mighty kingdoms with glorious historic records like the Nubian, the Pyramids, the Sheba Monuments, etc. Why, therefore, a break of civilization Africans other than the demoralizing colonization and enslavement impact made on Africans by their colonizers!

It is, thus, fair that the colonizers should compensate Africans for deterring and breaking the continual development of Africa

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Clotee Allochuku

at 05:04 on July 4th, 2010

"What do you think of the 1884-1885 Berlin Conference that arbitrarily divided Africa among the European colonial powers? "

The Berlin Conference was Africa's undoing in more ways than one. The colonial powers superimposed their domains on the African continent. By the time independence returned to Africa in 1950, the realm had acquired a legacy of political fragmentation that could neither be eliminated nor made to operate satisfactorily. (de Blij, p.340)
http://www.freemaninstitute.com

Clotee Allochuku

at 05:10 on July 4th, 2010

There is so much injustice in the world but I doubt if there will be any compensation for African countries. This is a very interesting article Mr. BelaynehKassaWubie.

BelaynehKassaWubie

at 09:35 on July 4th, 2010

Thank you Clotee Allochuku! Your comment is also impressive! But why not Europeans pay compensation to Africa for the damage they made and breaking the contuination of African civilization? Would not it be unfair? Imagine, China which has not made made any demage or immoral deed is helping Africa currently for their development. This is really human!!!