To do so, they're going to make a 'deal with the devil'; partnering with corrupt African leaders and corrupt governments.
In a few decades, Africa will become a continent of rich and powerful petty dictators.
At least the Chinese aren't racist, western, colonialists. Right?
Russians too and for longer. But they redistribute stolen Crimea to white farmers so they get a free pass for all the nuke deals they’ve made on the continent and the radicals they have been training for decades.
What is the problem? That is how you have to do business in Africa.
I remember watching a documentary years ago about how China was stealing natural resources from these African countries. They would promise to build infrastructure but that was just to get the raw materials to ports. They also interviewed natives that were complaining about their women being raped. They couldn’t identify them because “ they all looked alike”.
Can anyone tell me if any empire or superpower ever got involved in Africa and came away ahead in the long run? Or short run for that matter.
Cue the Peanuts trombone ... “Wah, wah, wha.”