In the wealthy West its assumed that Africa is the problem and we are thesolution. This timely book argues the opposite. Though couched in benevolentterms Weste... » 

In the wealthy West its assumed that Africa is the problem and we are thesolution. This timely book argues the opposite. Though couched in benevolentterms Western policies in fact have for decades helped fuel the continentsdevastating decline. Every year far more of Africas riches flow out to therich world than we plough into Africa. In this systematic process ofexploitation explains author Gerald Caplan firstworld leaders work in happyharmony with African despots to wreak havoc on their nations and peoples. TheBetrayal of Africa explains its historical background the contemporarysituation and how a conflation of elements Chinas bold new presence inAfrica an active and angry civil society demanding government reform andfresh leadership is creating the possibility for positive change. Usingsimple lucid language the book helps Western readers understand what they cando to remedy a complex increasingly dire situation that affects us all. «