Howard Nicholas a Professor at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, is seen in this 2015 video circulating on social media 5 years later saying Africa is not underdeveloped but it is overexploited as it is the source of raw materials and has contributed to the success of some European, Asians, and American economies.
Watch the video below:
It is not overexploited – it is stolen by the corrupt regimes of Africa. What is overexploited is the wholesale corruption found in EVERY African State.
He is certainly correct, he is not an expert on Africa and completely has the wrong end of the stick. Africa’s biggest enemy is its leadership. They are the ones who ensure their ‘subjects’ remain in poverty so as to control them easier.
How many industries have been set up in Africa only to be closed for various reasons but the common denominator is government.