Africa

The 2 major plagues that keep Africa poor are Socialism/Communism and Islam

Up to date map & basic info on Africa

This should really have been the first post in this group - an up-to-date map and the most basic information about the political division of Africa: https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/africa-political-map.htm Relief map of...See more

Ah, evil Colonialism ... which gave Africa most of the useful infrastructures they still use to this day. Like in India, where the British built a huge railway network, which India almost didn't extend since their independence. It doesn't look like Colonial powers impoverished their colonies, it looks like they heavily subsidized them! https://www.zawya.com/en/business/transport-and-logistics/a-century-on-french-built-train-in-ethiopia-still-a-blessing-d750hfs9

There's a clear trend in the population density around Africa. You'll notice that most people live in the coastal areas, near big lakes and along the river banks of major rivers like the Nile. The rest of the continent has nothing but barren land.

The meme about corruption in Africa isn't lying 😒 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2043836/Son-African-head-state-cars-seized-money-laundering-investigation.html

This is a beautiful relief map of Africa - it also makes it glaringly obvious why there was almost no contact between the people of Sub-Saharan Africa and Eurasia.

Ah, South Africa - about 25'000 homicides per year, but don't worry, it's perfectly safe, tourists only get murdered on rare occasions... 🙄 Under the Apartheid regime, the number of yearly homicides was around 800, including police violence. The communist ANC regime murdered...See more

It's actually not THAT bad - there's a lot more progress than this. There are areas around Africa that have made enormous progress, e.g. Ghana, Rwanda, Namibia etc. But the massive decline of South Africa is extremely concerning. It seems like way too many black people, once in power, just cannot control their corruption, which is so detrimental to their societies...