Les Hirst

The West and China in Africa

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“The West and China in Africa by Dr. Mekonnen is an expansive exposition of the affects of Western and Chinese elements on the African people. There have been many who have attempted to lay open the wounds that Africa has suffered at the hands of its 'conquerors,' but none that I know of have done as thorough and as heart-felt job as Alex has. The emotion of one who has suffered, both personally and empathetically, the wrongs of modernity, capitalism, and imperialism from extra-continental influences empowers the message of this book in a way that a mere academic treatise never would. I would highly recommend this book to all of us who, by intention or by default, are part of the oppressive nature of Western presence abroad. Alex brings truth to us in a palatable form, but in a realistic way that drives itself home to the soul of whomever is truly ready to receive it. May this message reach the heart of many so that the 'our sins and the sins of our fathers' will not be repeated by our children.”