What's the international crime statute of limitations these days? Maybe Africans don't want U.S. or European help because those countries used to steal Africans and turn them into slaves.

Or--maybe Africans actually do want U.S. and European help, and have repeatedly asked for it, and have expressed thanks that it is now being mobilized.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/world/africa/liberian-pres...