Do you feel that African countries have been collapsing because of the time when they were colonized?

Question

personally, I feel that the countries that added these african countries took away their riches when they gave the countries independence. A lot of these countries were left with corrupt leaders. Conditions are being allowed to worsen but Iraq was invaded just becasue of Iraq oil.

Answer 1

It's easy to blame all the worlds problems on someone else and not take responsibility for the problems in your own back yard.

Prior to the time that some African countries were colonized, there was widespread chaos in the country, with constant warring and virtually no organization.

There has been a period, now, of some time after colonization, and they are largely still dependent on foreign nations for support. This is a shame, and a system that will insure continued dependence. Foreign money merely goes into the coffers of the corrupt leadership in these countries and never reaches the people who need it--or vital infrastructural improvements that would bring some of these countries into the 20th (much less 21st) century.

It's high time to stop blaming other countries for what happened centuries ago and take ownership of the problem so that real, lasting results can be achieved.

Answer 2

Yes colinzation has had a lot to do with the current state of African Stability. The average african country has only been indpendent since the mid sixties. So roughly 40 years. You do not become stable rich and a world power overnight. Remember 87 years after its independence 4 score and 7 years the US was involved in one the the bloodiest civil wars where the causalities rivaled many african civil wars. Also look at the borders of Africa who drew the borders of the country not the natives but the colonial powers which created tension since many countries had two or more ethnic groups in them which have been known to have had history of fighting and mistrust. Also the fact that the colonial powers would play favorites with one ethnic group or the other didn't help inter tribe relations. Just look at Rwanda the reason the Hutus hated the Tutsis dated back to the Belgain Government letting the minority tutsi's run the show and making the Hutus a second class. The sad thing in all of this is many people unduely blame the US for Africa's problem when the root cause and solution really lies with Europe the country that had started the problem but doesn't seem to care about fixing it.

Answer 3

If Iraq were invaded for its oil, then why do we in the US get NO oil from Iraq? Why are we paying so much for gas now, IF we invaded for oil? Thats such a bumpersticker statement, and you bought right into it! Shame on you!

As to the REAL question, yes I do feel that being colonized by European contries has lead to the Africa we have today. Much of Africa was divided by what Europeans believed the boarders should be, causing groups that didnt agree with one another to be 1 country, much of what we see in the Middle East as well.

When Europe pulled out of Africa they left very little behind for the native peoples to rebuild. There were very few educated people to rule and all ruling to that point had been done by Europeans. This left the door open to warlords to dominate and take over, which is exactly what has happened.

You brought up Iraq, so I will use that now. If the US were to pull out now, it would mean doom to the people of Iraq because just like in Africa, warlords would rule the country. Radicals would take over leaving a situation like in Afghan. with the Taliban.

Answer 4

There were no de facto African counties before Europeans went there It was more like tribal areas, Once colonisation took place and these areas where given names which later became countries in their own right!

The real problems started when these countries gained Independence from the ruling state. often the people who took charge had no idea how to govern, had no idea about statehood and where little more than gangsters, who pilfered away state funding for their own accounts. This corruption is common in Africa, and is the cause of many civil wars ill health and starvation a deprivation of the populace.

.Africans wanted to be ruled by Africans,
that's what they got ,

They wanted freedom from the European shackles!
That's what they got!

They wanted to follow their own destiny
That's what they got!.. .

So i say leave em to it!

Answer 5

i don't hink you are complaining about racism, but it does exist in this situation. however, the point that yes, these countries were left with corrupt leaders, but also that everyone in every place always wants something better- either for all or themsleves. some are not wary to do ANYTHING to get what they want- thus more corruption. it's fixed elections, if any were even held. It's using violence to get control- some tribes are waring tribes and that's their way of life- its the innocents caught in the middle. we know iraq was invaded for the oil, but also for the wealth contained in that area. money still makes the world go round- when that changes, then we will have a system where peace and humanity can be. most don't agree or believe that that's ever possible; those are the ones who drag us down!
peace

Answer 6

NO!

Africa has been failing long before EUROPE was even great and powerful like now. There was a time when Persia, Egypt, Carthage and Mesopotamia were the great powers in the world not to mention the Muslim empire. All have been more ruthless, primitive and brutal than any European influence. But coming closer to modern civilization there is yet to find any leader in Africa who is not a dictator.

To view how backward the continent is just see the old Tootsie and Footsie war continues. I mean that war is probably older than the Catholic Church. Africa cannot get out of its tribal mentality and is reflected by black gang culture in the more civilized blacks.

Answer 7

Absolutely not. They have full control of their riches- it is simply in the control of a corrupt, self-serving thuggish few.

Land is not managed properly- is gifted to fellow the corrupt elite for cash-crops, rather than food crops, thus their poor starve.
Land has also been sold by the independent Africans to multi-nationals. For the benefit of the elite few once again.

Africans refuse to have smaller family sizes. Less children= less mouths to feed= less starvation= healthier society.

What about the millions of tons of ape-meat and bush meat consumed solely by Africans every year?

What has Thabo Mbeke done to eliminate crime? Is he not a multi-millionaire now? What of the 90000 black women raped annually in South Africa?

No colonials were involved in cutting off hands, feet, lips and noses in Sierra Leone.

There worst slave trader was an African of Muslim Arab descent. Slavery is still the norm in Mali and parts of Sudan.

Africa's poverty is Africa's fault- no-one else's. The White man's burden was always to help. I'm sure many Rhodesian's want Britain back and I imagine many black and white South Africans too.

Indonesia and Malaysia were colonised- how are they getting along now?

Answer 8

JOURNAL ON AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY ON THE STATE OF AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY AND DEVELOPMENT
http://www.africanphilosophy.com/issue2/diawamba.html

Although despotism was always a theoretical possibility, these features of traditional African political systems ruled it out in practice. The King has no political role and power is decentralized in confederal systems. Even if an African ruler wanted to, he would have a hard time being a despot for the simple reason that he lacked the technological means to keep his subjects at the farthest reach of his polity under tight control. He did not have a standing army (most traditional African
societies didn't), the technological reach (through the media, for
example) nor the means of population control. Africans who did not want to live under a despotic ruler could always vote with their feet and there was nothing the despot could do to stop them.

http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/228.html

Answer 9

To answer your question succinctly you have to first overstand that Britain or Europe were like chalk and cheese. Africa was under a tribal system, they bartered, they had a trading language -Swahili and they had their own tribal intricate traditions and cultures mainly along the lines of ancestral worship.
Europe (mainly Britain) in a nutshell tried to put a square peg in a round hole.They tried to make Africa Europe by imposing their standards and way of life on them.

They underneath it all encouraged colonialism, lies, wars and propaganda by 'appointing' African govt leaders unequivocally to suit their needs only.

Today the people of Africa are trying to build their lives.

Don't believe it's all bad. They'll never show you the good news that does happen there because it does not suit their purposes. But overstand that it is fairly early days.

SA (South Africa) for example only just got rid of white power as late as the eighties or nineties. Give them props for getting so far as it is now.

Answer 10

If you really look at Africa as a whole.....There are but a few countries that are considered industrieized.And allof them with the exception of South Africa are a stretch. If a nations riches are plundered.....Its that nations fault. Africa has not been colonized in allmost a hundred years. Saying that....Is like Blacks in America still blaming slavery for all thier problems. As long as I remember the bulk of African nations have either been at war,been starving,or lead the world in Aids. As it is said......God helps those who help themselves......