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What do you think of Africa ?
Author: Agner Fog Date: 2002-06-21 07:29
vivek wrote:
Do you think Africa is moving in the kalyptic direction (like everyone else) ..
Historically, Subsaharan Africa has been more kalyptic than precolonial America possibly because of the dense vegatation and lack of efficient transportation means. While the original Americans could travel far and make wars and build large empires, I think that the Africans could travel less far; and though they fought many wars, it was local wars on a relatively smaller scale, so kingdoms never grew into large empires. The inhabitants of Europe and Asia had horses and could therefore conquer even larger areas.

The fact that Africans were more kalyptic than native Americans explains why they were easier enslaved. And that, ironically, saved them from genocide.

Today, poverty and poor education means higher population growth. But I see hardly any signs of imperialism from the native Africans. The former colonial powers still have a strong influence through political and commercial interests, and the Africans are very dependent on development aid. Large-scale wars would not be possible in Africa today because the rich countries in Europe and elsewhere have strong interests in intervening and creating stability.

The Africans and the former colonial powers share a strong interest in developing the continent. And though a lot of the aid is wasted to corruption and poor administration on both sides, the development is going pretty fast in the direction of Western democratic values and stability. Education is still lacking somewhat behind, but there is a lot of progress in this respect also.

So while Europe is seeing a regal wave in these years due to immigration and North America sees an unprecedented level of panic over terrorism, the African continent is actually quite kalyptic and will continue to be so for many years.

 
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