Will African countries be developed?

[Vishnu.Reang]

Education should be the first priority, then nutrition. The problem with Africa is they have a corrupt and incompetent leader, the only example that I could think of is Rwanda's Paul Kagame, yes it is a dictatorship but he has an efficient way of managing the country. Another overlooked problem is the tribe's rivalry like what happened in Sudan and other countries in Africa, if these problem could be resolved then much of the violence will be quashed on the spot. Another problem is terrorism in Africa, good thing about that is many countries are helping in destroying these to help Africa.

Africa is a gold mine, that is constantly pillaged by greedy foreigners and I hope that one day they will flourish.

Ethnic issues get top priority in Africa, because most of the nations are heterogeneous (except a few such as Somalia and Cape Verde). And as a result of rapidly exploding population, there is always a competition for natural resources between various ethnic groups in the continent. Europeans, who hail from homogeneous countries won't be able to understand this situation.

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[lumeire]

Simple answer to your question: Yes, why not?! But there are couple of things that is holding it I reckon. Education, political evolution and religious superstitions etc. I think it's just a matter of time.

Also it's war on drugs and rhe prevalence of drug addictions in all the classes of the African community is a major problem, the money laundering, call scams and on top of it the fake medicines that are being distributed in the African countries. I also think that the African countries will be developed in the future, just like China which no one thought that it will become an economic superpower in such a short amount of time and it was once fighting hunger and diseases and poverty just like the situation Africa is in.

[murat131]

People in africa not ready to develop thier countries. Maybe they will be ready after another 100-200 years

[vaultman]

In theory, diamond and gold mining should play into the hands of developing countries, and other minerals, such as oil, will not give much results, since we all see what is happening in the oil market, too much of it has already been mined and it becomes no one needed in such a large volume.

[qwertyup23]

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There are several factors you need to consider in order to determine what makes Africa a third-world country. Their geographical location, type of government, and political influences play a huge role on why they are considered to be a third-world country even now. Do not get me wrong, there are other countries in Africa that are relatively thriving but most countries are below the poverty lane.

The development of technology and the advancement of a country inevitably happens overtime. In the case of Africa, the progress might be slow but they have been developing their infrastructures and technology in their own pace. Eventually, they would be able to adapt into accepting cryptocurrencies and taking such opportunity in order to maximize their income.

[ilovealtcoins]

African nations have to be developed and they will have to choose investors for their countries smarter. In the past and present, African countries are being utilized by multinationals and other governments to utilize natural resources. Very few companies invest. African countries need food produced at home, they need to invest in education, invest in health, invest in infrastructure, and light industries.
National development is a process and they have to be economically autonomous, create an economy, not an agreement of exchange. Their values ​​come from their country.

[Jaspion]

Simple answer to your question: Yes, why not?! But there are couple of things that is holding it I reckon. Education, political evolution and religious superstitions etc. I think it's just a matter of time.

It will take more than time, it will take a lot of effort within African countries and from outer countries as well.
Those who are in the good place right now should help it to be more developed.
Its a rough topic, but I'd say USA took a lot from African countries back in the days and am glad that they're trying to help them now

[Vishnu.Reang]

People in africa not ready to develop thier countries. Maybe they will be ready after another 100-200 years

Priorities differ. Ethnic and religious loyalties are very strong in Africa. And this means that a certain group of people would support a politician even if he is accused of criminal activity or corruption, simply because he belongs to their own ethnic group. Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola, Tedodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Eq. Guinea and Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo of Somalia are good examples.

[iv4n]

People in africa not ready to develop thier countries. Maybe they will be ready after another 100-200 years

I see you have a huge knowledge about Africa! So people there can expect life to get better in next 200 years? I can't believe what you wrote!
I can't believe what many people wrote here in this topic. Before you wrote anything why don't you try to research a topic, gather some basic info at least. You people just wrote like you talk about toys. Well people live there, their families, everything, they have soul and hearts as all others, and why are they on this level now ask Europe and GB, ask US, ask big corporations that keeps them as slaves for hundreds of years.

[Salauddin1994]

Simple answer to your question: Yes, why not?! But there are couple of things that is holding it I reckon. Education, political evolution and religious superstitions etc. I think it's just a matter of time.

It will take more than time, it will take a lot of effort within African countries and from outer countries as well.
Those who are in the good place right now should help it to be more developed.
Its a rough topic, but I'd say USA took a lot from African countries back in the days and am glad that they're trying to help them now

Many countries around the world, including the United States are helping to improve Africa. They are being given a lot of help not only in terms of education but also in terms of treatment. Various ailments lead them to worse conditions. Another major achievement of the continent has been the eradication of diseases such as AIDS tuberculosis and malaria. Mosquito repellent is helping to reduce malaria Anti-HIV drugs are now easily available In particular arrangements are made to protect the unborn baby from infection and for pregnant mothers to live near the hospital shortly before delivery. They can easily get medicine and treatment All in all Africa is on the path of development.

[bryant.coleman]

A lot of the people say that the population density in Africa is very low and therefore the continent can sustain a rapidly growing population. But I would differ. Around half of the total area is composed of desert (Sahara, Kalahari, Namib.etc) or other arid regions. And a large part of the remainder is consisted of equatorial rainforest which is uninhabitable. An increasing population would mean the destruction of natural vegetation, which can have disastrous impact on the rainfall and fertility of the soil.

[FlightyPouch]

Africa is a continent with very beautiful natural treasures, abundant natural resources. Besides that many stars were born from Africa. football players for example, many good talents come from this continent. With the right management and governance, Africa can be better in the future.

IF they would be able to fight corruption, they could easily end the poverty of the country but the ones fighting those are still weak. As far as I know, there are a lot of small stores in the country and that also we're flooded with bribery, we're talking about millions of money from bribery.

[raidarksword]

Africa is one of the largest continent wherein it's still not highly developed yet in terms of technology and digital currencies. Despite all that they are trying the best they can to get to that spot with the efforts from people who wanted changes and progress for their people to have a better living. In terms of crypto adoption, they have progress on that wherein there are some african crypto projects are now in the market fulfilling the vast dream on educating their people on digital currencies. I truly believe that dream will become a reality soon enough.

[Ayiranorea]

African countries were the wealthiest compared to most grown countries. The mistake done by the rulers in the past have made the countries to be poor forever. Even now it has got more resources accumulated, but the rulers were doing the same thing as the past. Very few African countries have got good leaders, while majority are into complete corruption. They never look for the country's growth, the family wealth is much concerned.

[proscratcher]

We can say that Africa is blessed with natural resources, but these resources won't work on their own to improve African countries. For me, one of the primary reason is corruption. It's already given that they have resources that can be their asset but because of mismanagement and corruption of some people, the people can't benefit from it. With corruption, there is a lack of education, health care system, and development because they don't prioritize it. Also, wars, terrorism, and other conflicts are visible in African countries that are also one of the factors.

So I guess in order to slowly fix the problems, they need to have good and efficient authorities to lead them.

I second this. And they need foreign investors to investment in their land but no one will invest where there is no security.

[bryant.coleman]

I second this. And they need foreign investors to investment in their land but no one will invest where there is no security.

Security and politics are some of the reasons why investors normally avoid Africa. Investors pour their hard earned money in to risky projects, so that they may get a return after 10 or 20 years. But in the past, there were incidents of radical governments nationalizing these ventures without providing enough compensation to the foreign investors. As of now, China is perhaps the only country that is actively investing in Africa.

[South Park]

There is even more than that, because of the corrupt leadership there is lack of opportunities for the prepared people in the continent...

To be honest with you, corruption isn't the exclusive preserve of the Africa continent. It cuts across other continents but the difference with others is the punishment for corruption. Leaders in Africa don't have the political will to do the right thing when they stand alone. The tendency to perpetually crave luxurious goods and material gains have made them monsters to their people whose collective wealth they plunder. In the US, it's do the crime, do the time because the US and most of Europe have strong and organized institutions that take care of such unlawful acts.

Obviously corruption exist everywhere and for the most part it is impossible to completely get rid of it, but in countries in the African continent that corruption comes from the highest spheres of the governments starting with the president and when that is the case then it is silly to expect for any bureaucrat on the government to be honest which means that instead of trying to look after their citizens as they should they only look after themselves.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Well, just like you've said, in Africa, we are truly blessed, with all the natural resources and the lands almost free off every form of natural disaster, what else can we possibly ask for?

But the problem of Africa is its people, our mentality plays a major role in the underdevelopment we are experiencing today when other continents are advancing and changing rapidly, our leaders are not only the problem we have, we ourselves have also become a problem to ourselves, if you are African, check within yourself and your environment, you will understand what i mean.

Using Nigeria as an example, A man ones said that if for instance, Nigerians are asked to move to America, and Americans are asked to move to Nigeria, don't be surprised that in 10 years to come or even less, Americans will turn Nigeria to the world's richest country, and in the same 10 years or less, Nigerians will turn America to one of the poorest countries of the world.

This is why i said it all boils down to mentality, the way Africans reason is majorly the cause of what we are experiencing in Africa today.

[inoes]

The country that was once a Developed Country in Africa was Libya by being the 17th largest oil producer in the world but collapsed due to civil war. besides that, there are the Seychelles countries whose natural resources are produced from plantations (vanilla, copra and cinnamon), and tourism which can be exported to several countries. there is the country of Mauritius, an island nation in the southwest of the Indian Ocean. With the economic resources of Agriculture, Tourism, and Industry, this country has a Development Value of around 0.804 in 2007. This proves that Africa can actually be a developed continent but needs to be built and improved from human resources in order to create and maintain

[abhiseshakana]

The country that was once a Developed Country in Africa was Libya by being the 17th largest oil producer in the world but collapsed due to civil war. besides that, there are the Seychelles countries whose natural resources are produced from plantations (vanilla, copra and cinnamon), and tourism which can be exported to several countries. there is the country of Mauritius, an island nation in the southwest of the Indian Ocean. With the economic resources of Agriculture, Tourism, and Industry, this country has a Development Value of around 0.804 in 2007. This proves that Africa can actually be a developed continent but needs to be built and improved from human resources in order to create and maintain

Development in African countries will be very fast because of China's OBOR project, but development does not mean growth for African countries because the OBOR system owned by China makes growth and movement in China, not in African countries. In terms of infrastructure, African countries will experience significant progress and even seem forced, even though GDP increases, but in the GDP of African countries there is China's GNP. Many African countries are aware that they have been trapped in China's trap, some are wondering what happened, but there are also those who refuse to join the BRI project, which in fact is colonial 5.0 using sharp power.