Comments on: 18 Reasons Why Africa is so Poor

By: Dan Mount

Dan Mount — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:37:25 +0000

I totally agree with you. Africa will find its way eventually.

By: MIke Fred Borelli

MIke Fred Borelli — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:10:22 +0000

the question is far too complex for some inane and cusory responses to (quite) satisfy; an answer is dynamic and requires protracted, critical investigations into aggregate histories and then must be analylized through a filter based on regions and cultures.

By: lesoned

lesoned — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:32:14 +0000

In reply to AfroTexas.

The article is indirectly comparing Africa against Europe & the USA, it would make no sense to claim Africa is poor, compared to what? To who and how ?…and how better would Africa be called poor without giving reference to what is termed as rich.
In this case, Africa is compared to Europe or the USA which is better and giving objective reasons why what is better is actually better. This is the same as saying someone performs poorly in class, and you assess them based on who is performing better, what they are doing that the poor performer is not doing, this would also imply that you can make the poor performer do the same to achieve good results as the better performer or find an alternative better suited for the poor performer.

On the other hand, it’s true, it takes time, America is over 250 years old from independence and African countries hardly make 70 years from independence, that’s why in the conclusion it says “Africa is a work in progress”

By: mary

mary — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:11:59 +0000

OMG this is crazy how are the people even like this!? Its crazy how they think their culture is horrible

By: AfroTexas

AfroTexas — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 08:54:07 +0000

The author of 18 reasons why Africa is poor speaks as if white Europeans and Americans or innately good. It took over a thousand years for Europe to become what it is today. Europe’s prosperity today came at the cost of war, oppression and famine by Europeans and others. It is said that the bloodiest war or most certainly one of the most bloodiest wars in human history happened just recently, World War II. World War II was the struggle for control of the entire world and millions of whites died and other races died in this struggle.
prosperity in Europe and The United States was not won by whites alone, trust me I am a black descendant of American slavery I know what it took for America to be what it is today.

Africa, Her people like any other people in history who has newly emerged from oppression and bondage most find their own way and as history has taught, those newly formed paths or not always easy.