Africa was extremely rich in material resources yet zero action was taken to secure said resources. Zimbabwe had diamond deposits found on the surface yet the people had zero idea of the value of the shiny rock.
The african slave trade was in part due to the african warlords selling their POWs in exchange for manufactured goods. Japan when they first opened to the west IMMEDIATELY took the bought weapons and figured out how to make more. In contrast the african leaders chose just to keep selling people to get the manufactured goods. When the slave trade ended that caused an economic depression because at that point africa didn't have anything to offer to trade, nor having the industrial capacity to make goods. Notice that all the "good" places in africa were built upon investments from foreign businessmen.
Africa fucked itself into a corner. Its shitty but that's what happens when you dont play smart for hundreds of years. I'm not saying the Europeans or americans cant be blamed as well for the slave trade. I'm just saying that if history was to repeat itself africa could have definitely ended up in a better position.
IIN That I get really angry when African people idolise the west
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Africa was extremely rich in material resources yet zero action was taken to secure said resources. Zimbabwe had diamond deposits found on the surface yet the people had zero idea of the value of the shiny rock.
The african slave trade was in part due to the african warlords selling their POWs in exchange for manufactured goods. Japan when they first opened to the west IMMEDIATELY took the bought weapons and figured out how to make more. In contrast the african leaders chose just to keep selling people to get the manufactured goods. When the slave trade ended that caused an economic depression because at that point africa didn't have anything to offer to trade, nor having the industrial capacity to make goods. Notice that all the "good" places in africa were built upon investments from foreign businessmen.
Africa fucked itself into a corner. Its shitty but that's what happens when you dont play smart for hundreds of years. I'm not saying the Europeans or americans cant be blamed as well for the slave trade. I'm just saying that if history was to repeat itself africa could have definitely ended up in a better position.
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why u explain so w e l l