So it can be done.
Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore, etc.... couldn’t have been considered “Third World” for many Centuries. Their civilizations were among the first to “light the lamp” and walk from the darkness — nor can their “culture” or “history of accomplishment” be considered in the same league as the “tribes” we were discussing in Africa.
I agree, it may not be impossible for Africa to rise above its cultural problems -— but I doubt Africa will achieve anything near the Asian experience in this or the next century..