Africa, unlike India, China and Brazil, isn’t going anywhere. It’s going to stay poor and under developed and basically a source of commodities and raw materials for more advanced regions.
Don't you think the poor people in Africa would like to move up the economic ladder ever so slightly to improve their lives?
The problem is that the climate change crowd want--actually demand--restrictions that would not only prevent an ever-so-slight improvement in the lives of Africans but would probably even make them worse.
You raise an interesting point about Africa’s continued exploitation. I’ll bet China is planning to develop some “gated” cities in Africa that are quite modern.