Re:Business in Africa: 1.2B opportunities
by vezycash on Friday April 15, 2016 @06:58PM
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>Think of what Africans could've accomplished with consistent, basic decent governance from the top, over the last ~50
What I'm about to say is a mixture of facts and pure speculations.
There was a Ghananian president called Kwame Nkrumah. He wanted a unified West Africa. If you check the dates of independence of many west African countries, you'll notice they revolve around the 60s. A Judge in Ghana told me that Nkrumh was the cause.
He set up schools training "revolutionaries," teaching them governance and how to fight. And this hastened their independence - Nigeria was one.
His plan was a united Africa where the countries trade amongst each other. And would not be forced to accept rates dictated by the west for their produce.
Unfortunately, before he could effect lasting change he was overthrown. And he ran to Guinea where he was made a co-president. (I see the CIA's hand here (IMO))
It's not like governments only know how to loot. A chief source of problem is the rapid change of policies. A new government used to mean a completely different environment and rules for businesses.
So, you have one step in one direction and then the next government moves two steps in the opposite direction. Partisian thinking is just ridiculous.
Another big problem is tribalism. It's so big a problem that I'm chuckling right now. A person is often elected for no other reason than the tribe the person represents. The current Nigerian president is on that seat for that very reason.
According to people I've Nigerians I've talked to, there would have been a killing rampage by the Hausas if the current president didn't win.
What I'm about to say is a mixture of facts and pure speculations.
There was a Ghananian president called Kwame Nkrumah. He wanted a unified West Africa. If you check the dates of independence of many west African countries, you'll notice they revolve around the 60s. A Judge in Ghana told me that Nkrumh was the cause.
He set up schools training "revolutionaries," teaching them governance and how to fight. And this hastened their independence - Nigeria was one.
His plan was a united Africa where the countries trade amongst each other. And would not be forced to accept rates dictated by the west for their produce.
Unfortunately, before he could effect lasting change he was overthrown. And he ran to Guinea where he was made a co-president. (I see the CIA's hand here (IMO))
It's not like governments only know how to loot. A chief source of problem is the rapid change of policies. A new government used to mean a completely different environment and rules for businesses.
So, you have one step in one direction and then the next government moves two steps in the opposite direction. Partisian thinking is just ridiculous.
Another big problem is tribalism. It's so big a problem that I'm chuckling right now. A person is often elected for no other reason than the tribe the person represents. The current Nigerian president is on that seat for that very reason.
According to people I've Nigerians I've talked to, there would have been a killing rampage by the Hausas if the current president didn't win.