Is It Still Neo-Colonialism When the People Want It?

British journalists have recently been recounting the narrative of how Britain saved Sierra Leone from a protracted civil war a decade ago. Britain currently monitors the administration of Sierra Leone to make sure it does not repeat some of the bad habits that led the country into war. And the people of Sierra Leone apparently cherish the British presence. Accusations that this state of affairs is neo-colonialism is disputed by people in Sierra Leone. Some observers of post-conflict situations in Africa have suggested that some African countries basically need to be recolonized to ensure post-conflict peace. Britain has been doing that in Sierra Leone for the past ten years. It is only recently being publicized. Britain is recolonizing Sierra Leone and people in Sierra Leone are apparently loving it. What effect does this situation have on post-colonial discourses?