The Ravaging of Africa: Western Neo-colonialism Fuels Wars, Plundering of Resources

By Asad Ismi The G8 Summit held in Kananaskis in June, pledged $6 billion dollars a year in so-called aid to Africa by 2006. The low figure caused Phil Twyford of Oxfam to say “We’re extremely disappointed by this wasted opportunity. They’re offering peanuts to Africa and recycled peanuts at that.” In 1999, debt service […]

The Western Heart of Darkness: Mineral-Rich Congo Ravaged by Genocide and Western Plunder

By Asad Ismi “I’m interested in land not [black people].” — Cecil Rhodes Rarely has Western savagery been more destructive than in the Congo. After 115 years of Belgian colonialism and U.S. neo-colonialism, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today is a war-ravaged, balkanized country where an incredible 2.5 million people have died during the […]

1. Reckless Lending

Volume II How Canada’s Export Development Corporation Puts People and the Environment at Risk BY THE NGO WORKING GROUP ON THE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A WORKING GROUP OF THE HALIFAX INITIATIVE COALITION, Ottawa, May 2001 This publication has been a collaborative research effort by: Asad Ismi and five other writers (see author list on page […]