Reparation In Africa In The 18th And 19th Century

In the 18th and 19th century, nations that conquered other nations should be obligated to offer a form of compensation to those countries. The countries that were subjected to imperial rule were being oppressed by their “mother country” and the people and their resources were exploited. Furthermore, the unity amongst various ethnic groups in Africa were destroyed. Therefore, reparations should be made to the denizens of Africa to repent for the damages inflicted upon them. Oppressing others under a person’s rule is morally unjust and compensations should be made as an act of condolence. There were many cases in which appointed leaders became oppressive tyrants whom abused their power and were extremely corrupted. They accepted bribes

The Europeans claim that they helped industrialized many African nations and set up a form of government in which many nations in Africa still follow today. However, the truth is: “In the context of the economy, there were few attempts at industrializing the colonies…dependent on agriculture as the mainstay of their economy”(Nedge). In other words, not every colony controlled by the Europeans was industrialized; causing many African countries’ economy to remain stagnant. In addition, European constantly took raw materials and people from Africa, in which they had an abundance of, to fuel their growing empires. At the time, Europeans only cared about their own commercial and political interests in order to become more powerful in order to compete with other nations. As stated in “Britain’s African colonies”, “The West African coast was part of the elaborate network of transatlantic slave trade…not immune from the commercial interests of various European nations”(Nedge). The Europeans initiated the slave made which lead to the capture of many African people. Thus, it is only correct to compensate the losses that were caused by European