The article by the Lagos newspaper about reparations is innaccurate and one-sided. Slavery was and is deplorable. However, Africans practiced slavery centuries before the first European set foot in Africa. It was practiced by tribes against other tribes and even within tribes against clans and subclans. African chiefs sold their people to slave traders (mostly Arab muslims). Europeans (including the USA) have contributed trillions of US dollars toward the development of Africa, most of which has been stolen and misused by African governments and dictators. Euroopeans have sent thousands of technical experts, doctors etc, to Africa at no charge. The generations of Europeans now living had nothing to do with slavery and therefore owe no aplogy or reparations to Africa. Colonialism had its abuses, however, it also brought Africa into the 20th centurey. I severd as a physician in a remote primitive part of Africa for 23 years. Quit blaming others and clean up your corruption.

doctor in africa.

as much as the west has done to help africa they have also done a lot to destroy africa.

afterall , they had no qualms supporting corrupt brutal dictators like mobutu , bongo,eyadema ,Houphouet- Boigny and co .

you had a whole generation of corrupt tyrants that received active support from the west in the form of weapons , logistic and financial support. billions of africas wealth literally sits in swiss bank accounts.

The french have repeatedly sent mercanaries and such to the african continent to destroy and pillage.

And while i do agree that Africans should not be demanding reparations from the west, i refuse to buy into that whole nonsense of the west playing a primarily positive role in africa.