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If Africa Is the Question, Is NGO the Answer?

Tim Brodhead, International Journal, Vol. 41, No. 4, 1986, pp. 869-881

Published By: Sage Publications, Ltd.

https://doi.org/10.2307/40202413

‘Aid is a Dirty Word, Like Colonialism’

New African, April 1, 2012

‘Aid Is A Dirty Word, Like Colonialism’

NGOs in Africa: A Tainted History

New African, March 15, 2018

NGOS IN AFRICA: A TAINTED HISTORY

Nongovernmental Organizations, Definition and History

David Lewis, International encyclopedia of civil society, 2010

https://personal.lse.ac.uk/lewisd/images/encylciv%20societyngos2009-dl.pdf

NGOs: Progressive Force or Neo-Liberal Tool?

Steven J. Klees

https://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/pdf/25634_1_1_Klees.pdf

International NGOs: The new feudalism

Seth Franzman, Jerusalem Post, November 28, 2016

https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/International-NGOs-The-new-feudalism-473822

NGO dilemmas: Trojan horses for global neoliberalism?

Tina Wallace, Socialist Register, Vol. 40, 2009, pp. 202-219.

https://socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/view/5818/2714

Skepticism before sympathy: why journalists should verify figures from the U.N., NGOs and nonprofits

Poynter, January 22, 2016

Skepticism before sympathy: why journalists should verify figures from the U.N., NGOs and nonprofits

NGOs are great at demanding transparency. They’re not so hot at providing it.

Nives Dolšak and Aseem Prakash, The Washington Post, February 22, 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/02/22/ngos-are-great-at-demanding-transparency-theyre-not-so-hot-at-providing-it/

NGOs, the attack on Oxfam’s credibility and the accidental coincidences

Pressenza, February 16, 2018

https://www.pressenza.com/2018/02/ngos-attack-oxfams-credibility-accidental-coincidences/

In for a bumpy ride: international aid and the closing space for domestic NGOs

Open Democracy, March 11, 2014

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/openglobalrights-openpage/in-for-bumpy-ride-international-aid-and-closi/

The Dark Side of NGOs

Master Intelligence Economique et Stratégies Compétitives, February 28, 2018

The Dark Side of NGOs

Positive and negative impact of NGOs

Arab.org, June 9, 2019

https://arab.org/blog/positive-and-negative-impact-of-ngos/

Universal values, foreign money: local human rights organizations in the Global South

Open Democracy, November 13, 2013

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/openglobalrights-openpage/universal-values-foreign-money-local-human-rights-organiza/

Preaching Without Practicing: Legal Accountability for NGOs to Respect Human Rights

Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism, August 6, 2019

https://www.mcgill.ca/humanrights/article/70th-anniversary-universal-declaration-human-rights/preaching-without-practicing-legal-accountability-ngos-respect-human-rights

When international NGOs try to “help” local ones and fail

Michelle Darcy, African Arguments, May 22, 2019

https://africanarguments.org/2019/05/when-international-ngos-try-to-help-local-ones-and-fail/

Who needs civil society?

Chris Allen, Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 24, Number 73, 1997, pp. 329-337

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056249708704266

The ‘uses and abuses’ of civil society in Africa

Julie Hearn, Review of African Political Economy, Volume 28, Issue 87, 24 Feb 2007, pp. 43-53

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056240108704502

Exposing Charities in Africa: Hypocrisy, Racism, Objectification

teleSUR, June 24, 2015

https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/Exposing-Charities-in-Africa-Hypocrisy-Racism-Objectification-20150624-0033.html?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

The dangers of NGO-isation of women’s rights in Africa

Hala Al-Karib, Aljazeera, December 13, 2018

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/12/13/the-dangers-of-ngo-isation-of-womens-rights-in-africa/

NGOs and Western hegemony: causes for concern and ideas for change

Glen W. Wright, Development in Practice, Vol. 22, Issue 1, 2012, pp. 123-134

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09614524.2012.634230

The reality of Aid 1998-1999,

Earthscan, 1999

https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=-X37AQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&ots=S5eaBXdhG5&sig=MCatt0-SfJ8gDxLHp22hc-tiEO4&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

Zimbabwe: International NGOs and aid agencies – Parasites of the Poor?

Diana Jeater. African Arguments, August 8, 2011

https://africanarguments.org/2011/08/parasites-of-the-poor-international-ngos-and-aid-agencies-in-zimbabwe-by-diana-jeater/

A polemic against NGOs and the destruction of local innovation

Jeremy Weate, African Arguments, November 5, 2012

https://africanarguments.org/2012/11/a-polemic-against-ngos-and-the-destruction-of-local-innovation-by-jeremy-weate/

The White-Savior Industrial Complex

Teju Cole, The Atlantic, March 21, 2012

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-white-savior-industrial-complex/254843/?single_page=true

British charities can’t help their White Savior Complex when it comes to Africa

QuartzAfrica, March 6, 2019

https://qz.com/africa/1564085/comic-relief-clash-with-david-lammy-over-white-savior-complex/

“Find some starving Africans”: Reporting Disasters – the nexus of crisis, NGOs and the media

Keith Somerville, African Arguments, October 1, 2013

https://africanarguments.org/2013/10/find-some-starving-africans-reporting-disasters-the-nexus-of-crisis-ngos-and-the-media-by-keith-somerville/

Are NGOs fundamentally flawed?

Tom Starkey, October 31, 2014

Are NGOs fundamentally flawed?

International Development NGOS: Agents of Foreign Aid or Vehicles for International Cooperation?

Michael Edwards

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 28, Issue 1, December 1, 1999

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/089976499773746410?journalCode=nvsb

NGOs: In the service of imperialism

“Politically the NGOs fit into the new thinking of imperialist strategists.”

James Petras, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 29, Issue 4, 1999

https://acriticalengagement.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/NGOs-and-imperialism.pdf

Why Well-Meaning NGOs Sometimes Do More Harm than Good

KelloggInsight, Kellogh School of Management at Northwestern University, August 7, 2020

https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/international-aid-development-ngos-crowding-out-government

Too Close For Comfort? The Impact of Official Aid on Nongovernmental Organizations

David Hulme, Michael Edwards, World Development, Volume 24, 1996, pp. 961-973.

https://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/pdf/25629_1_1_Edwards_Hulme.pdf

Five ways foreign aid and NGOs can make things worse when disaster strikes

The Conversation, March 2, 2016

https://theconversation.com/five-ways-foreign-aid-and-ngos-can-make-things-worse-when-disaster-strikes-50486?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton

NGOs, States, and Donors Revisited: Still Too Close for Comfort?

Nicola Banks, David Hulme and Michael Edwards, World Development, Vol. 66, 2015, pp. 707-718

https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0305750X14002939?token=E6C02FA17934B595D7D8365D03767B3914653E94772456B842128D3818CE6AE6BB2761046F7EFC2F1BC26723D9625335&originRegion=eu-west-1&originCreation=20220329170144

African nonprofits want to “decolonize” donor funding

Carlos Mureithi, Quartz Africa, September 28, 2021

https://qz.com/africa/2066091/african-nonprofits-want-to-decolonize-donor-funding/

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

The Conversation, April 25, 2017

https://theconversation.com/the-role-of-ngos-in-africa-are-they-a-force-for-good-76227?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton

The missionary position: NGOs and development in Africa

Firoze Manji and Carl O’Coill, International Affairs, Vol. 78, Issue 3, July 2002, pp. 567-583

https://academic.oup.com/ia/article-abstract/78/3/567/2434757?redirectedFrom=fulltext

NGOs: Blessing or curse?

Mark Anderson, The Africa Report, November 29, 2017

https://www.theafricareport.com/777/ngos-blessing-or-curse/

African NGOs: The New Compradors?

Julie Hearn, Development and Change Forum 2007, Vol. 38, Issue 6, November 2007, pp. 1095-1110

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2007.00447.x

The Ugly Face of Aid

Kalundi Serumaga, New African, April 1, 2018

The ugly face of aid

The NGO gravy-train

New African, April 1, 2018

The NGO gravy-train

Is The ICC Fit For Purpose?

New African, March 1, 2012

Is The ICC Fit For Purpose?

ICC, A Tool to Recolonise Africa

New African, March 1, 2012

ICC, A Tool To Recolonise Africa

Europe, Masters Behind The ICC

New African, March 1, 2012

Europe, Masters Behind The ICC

Is Africa On Trial? The Role Of The ICC Examined

New African, July 27, 2012

Is Africa On Trial? The Role Of The ICC Examined

Is the ICC a tool to recolonise Africa?

New African, March 31, 2017

Is the ICC a tool to recolonise Africa?

ICC: The failure that keeps on failing

New African, March 23, 2015

ICC: The failure that keeps on failing