why do african countries do bad

[Arcadefire]

They would as colonies.

Perhaps. But none of those governments in Africa are stupid enough to just hand over the keys to their country to foreign governments. Although, one can say that colonialism does exist but in the form of Capitalism. And thats something which I dont mind. Its a dog eat dog world right? Dont be surprised if you see countries that are "leased out" to fortune 500 corps like Walmart , Apple and Honda.

This has infact started to take place not just in Africa but even places where you would least least expect like Mid west America, Russia and hell, even China. Truth of the matter is that multinational corps in the not not far future will be more powerful than governments themselves.

[Arcadefire]

Capitalism is not for the weak. Its for those who embrace the challenge and competition. So anyone who is going to come at me with your communist/socialist/religious talks ... save the talk.

[Anglojew]

can you think of any reason except race. i think mostly because of civil wars, there is no peace and stability, which is start to have prosperity.

Culture and religion. Christian countries do better than Muslim ones. A good example of a successful African country is Botswana.

[KidMulat]

Culture and religion. Christian countries do better than Muslim ones. A good example of a successful African country is Botswana.

Botswana is a homogenous extremely mineral rich nation with less than 5 presidents; I'd say De beers still owns Botswana in large part and that it is an example of what I was talking about.