Imperialism and Financial Issues While at first glance it can be unclear exactly how exactly Akon’s involvement in development can be seen as promoting imperialist ideas when one looks at the financial information regarding the initiative it makes sense. Akon himself does not contribute any of his own money to his organization Akon Lighting Africa which can be seen as problematic in and of itself but the largest economic contributor to his organization is from China Jiangsu International Group, a state-owned, Nanjing-based construction firm. (Akon Lighting Africa , 2015). This raises a red flag because it comes from a state owned organization in China causing China to have a substantial influence over Akon Lighting Africa’s initiative. The
