Topic: AFRICA: where did they lose it ? - page 3. (Read 450 times)

Because they were treated like animals by big European countries.Even now in every country there you have puppet leaders.Africa is holy grail of continents and that will prove in the next 20 years.

The rivers are actually a big part of it. Africa's major rivers are in general less navigable than those on other continents. This impedes development beyond a local level.
Consider also that as the cradle of civilisation, Africa was already occupied... whereas other places were not. Obvious recent example is America... people went from crowded, over-exploited, corrupt old Europe to a pristine land of boundless opportunity (and with navigable rivers).

As for the trouble of modern Africa... these are largely the aftermath of colonialism... with the colonial powers not only bleeding the country dry, but also typically creating a power vacuum when they eventually left. See the tragedy of Rwanda as an example here.

19th century africa was more tribal and local law. they didnt really have 'state law'

then politics came in. dividing the land based on political notions not tribal sentiment
politicians started selling the land. without tribal consent. disturbing and displacing peoples villages for corporate profit

damming up the rivers to cater to utility companies for cities, left the land dryer with no natural flow for remote tribes.

mostly it was the land grab politically and from global corporations displacing tribes further away from their natural hunting/farming grounds

then the damming of rivers where only the waste the passes beyond the dams

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ask yourself .. if a village needs to travel 5km a day for water. why did they settle 5km away..
the answer is because they are not allowed to live near the rivers. they were forced out

As you said the corruption everywhere within the African leaders and funding an unnecessary project is the reason why Africa lose it and It not that the north, west, east and south Africa are not capable of latest technology most people who are capable mostly travel abroad while those that can't afford to waste their talent. This is also what happen in the sports scheme you will players traveling abroad before they can put their talent and dream to work because every setting controlled by the African government is full of various corruption that's why some people only care about their family. Did you know that a Nigerian borne guy was among the key developer of the Lightning network?

If African wait patient before they get independent things will be better than how it is now but the government of today operate the government just like the early politicians does after the independent things will be better but most of the current leaders are greed than their destiny.

No, they are capable. Let's say they are not capable why didn't they hire someone who's capable? They are only after every means where they can technically steal the country fund that's why African are the countries that use money buy something they have. This remind these words said by an African president.
If the African government can use this mindset and eradicate corruption Africa will have back his lost glory.

Did you know the two counties that have the largest economy today (USA and China) were colonized also? But you are right at one side that African countries were not capable to even repel the colonial invasion, which can be a guess reason though. But what about Ethiopia and Liberia that were not colonized? They both yet also still lacking behind today.

The problem I see with Africa is that lost their wars in the past and were being subjugated by either Britain or France. Almost all of the African continent was either a colony of one of these two countries. Sure Germany and Italy had some land too but fairly small compared to the other two. The colonies meant that all the local resources were exported to support either France or Britain. There were no big investments in their countries. On top of that were there countries like USA who exported the local population as slave labors. If Africa would have been able to survive on it own and repel all the foreign invasion they would be in a much better position today.

Because Africa is full of corrupt leaders, because they do not depend on themselves but on other Continents. See the giant of Africa (Nigeria) that is lacking a lot behind, see the white Africans (North Africa) not capable of latest technologies again. All Africa people know is themselves and their families (nepotism), they do not careful about others (whites and many other countries do care about others). Our leaders that were there when Colonial Masters left the countries that became independent caused what is happening. The so called South Africa is better because the Apartheid makes the whites to mix with blacks, leading the nations to a greater level, that is why they still have the best economy in Africa.

The Continent (Africa) has good agricultural products, plenty mineral resources, what left is for them to use brain to set up countries that will be standard, but they are not capable. This has just being the beggining, if care is not taken, Africa will remain like this and become even more worse.

Africa countries are not capable to make phone products, computer, automobiles and the likes, they lack in technology. Can you even point out any successful coin made by Africa? For any of the Africa country to even get a local board on this forum is a problem. We need to think about the future, correct the mistakes of the past, depends more on our effort, then we will rise.

In Africa, their presidents and governors or anyone on official governmental seat will go abroad (outside Africa) for medical treatment, is that happening in other Continents? No. They are making their homes shit for their generations to come, the rich ones have their children green card abroad, some were even given birth to in abroad, and come back to Africa. These mentalities we are having in Africa has made Africa like this.

I see the work rested on the governments, but governments that its official sick and fly him abroad for treatment, is that the governments that are ready to help? They are just the governments that depends on importation because all they are using are imported, making life miserable for the citizens. With what I am seeing, I do not think any solution is coming soon, unless the young Africans do not be like their father that are there presently, but do you think they will not be like their father and yet make Africa not going forward.

    Africa had been the cradle of civilization since human existence but along the way something happened they lost everything, no power no might no authority, nothing literally nothing, everything was lost all of a sudden the same Africa that was labeled the cradle of civilization was also tagged with incessant racial abuses, violence and attacks.
  Egypt as we all know is the cradle of civilization and it is situated in Africa I don’t want to lay emphasis on how Egypt lost it entirely, but rather how come Africa lost it entirely, para venture the Egyptians lost it at least another African country/state/nation would have risen to collect the mantle of leadership the United States of America is enjoying now. This is not a long thread but just a question from a concerned fellow willing to know why Africa lost the mantle of leadership.
  Meanwhile please I don’t want religious people to come under the comment section to quote the holy book for me/us all , I only need I need philosophical ideas why you think Africa lost it, also don’t misunderstand this piece I’m not saying there’s no African state doing well that’s not the point .