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Why is Africa so poor?

LukeTheDuke · M Best Comment
It was once the richest continent. This attracted conquest, invaders, marauders and imperialists. A great deal of its wealth was stolen during these conquests and the Atlantic slave trade. They are now also exploited under unfair trade deals by both the east and western countries.
@Firechidist by the way, it's not just the west exploiting Africa. China is buying huge swathes of land for tiny prices. It is also making very unfair trade deals with Africa.
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@Hugosfbay yes, agreed.

It's called laziness...
Firechidist · 26-30, F
@LukeTheDuke Thank you
@WorldsForgottenBoy Ok agree with that...stand there...stand there...stand fucking there...
@WorldsForgottenBoy You have now all freedom and independence in the world, let's see if you know what to do with them?
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Excluding Wakanda, the richest country in the world
hlpflwthat · M
@SW-User Wakanda is kicking our ass. And I thought Nambia was bad.
Firechidist · 26-30, F
@SW-User wakanda isn't real.
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@Firechidist Sure it is. It's right next to Zanzibarland.
YouCanCallMeDan · 41-45, M
They don’t sell their stuff at a high enough price. They get ripped off because they are bad at maths
individual countries / continents do not have a unilateral say in how much they sell their goods for. They are subject to trade tariffs, world trade organisation rules and so on. For instance the European Union imposes a 27% trade tariff on Africa, deliberately exploiting an already poor continent. Don't blame the economically weak for being oppressed by economically /militarily stronger countries. The poor are deliberately kept poor.
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yeronlyman · 51-55, M
“Divide and conquer” played a part...

 
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