One other aspect of this is the general wasting of the educated class on the African continent by AIDS. A combination of heterosexual transmission and cultural practices that include advertising wealth via the number of women one beds severely impacted the the cohorts of people most likely to sustain a growing middle class who appreciate property rights and could administer infrastructure.
Yews, that’s true! It is indisputable that Africa has the bulk of our planets resources. Equatorial climate and the ill effects of colonialism have all combined to relegate the majority of it to 3rd world status. If some African republics could thoroughly inculcate strong Christian values, it would be amazing what could happen.