This week's episode explores the question: Why hasn't Africa "developed" as fast as other continents? As you can imagine, this is a HUGE, nuanced question. Nevertheless, Joy Malonza (founder of The Down Ballot) and I tackled the question head-on, with zero filter* Tune in to hear about: Africa's patterns of development before the transatlantic slave trade and colonization The legacy of colonization in Africa How institutions like The Wold Bank and IMF have impacted Africa's development Why capitalism doesn't work in Africa (and why rich Africans are not our friends) Why socialism may/may not be the answer  *views/opinions expressed in this episode are my own and do not represent any organization other I am affiliated with! Links/resources: Ask us a question: https://www.questionwave.com/q/11895  Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/deardiaspora  Africa before Transatlantic Slave trade:  https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/history-of-slavery/africa-before-transatlantic-enslavement/  The Guardian article by Eliza Anywangwe titled, "why is Africa so poor": https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/28/why-africa-so-poor-google The Guardian article by Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu titled "Why has Africa fallen behind the rest of the world'd economies?": https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/aug/04/africa-fallen-behind-economies-science-technology   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardiaspora/  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deardiasporapod  Join our mailing list.

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