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Random Blues: Colonialism did nothing for kenya

Old Africa a hunter's paradise. Photo: Courtesy

The legacy of colonialism is generally an unpleasant and offensive one, and even the most unpleasant and offensive expatriate is generally aware of this.

On the level of global economics, we have the conjoined twins of the IMF and the World Bank, whose leadership shifts between Europe and America, ignoring Africa except as a recipient of counterproductive ‘Aid’.

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