When World War 2 ended, US told the French and British they had to let go of their African colonies
"But we need raw materials and other resources from those colonies to rebuild" was their response
The story of the "Marshall Plan" was neither as simple nor as linear as we think
One could argue that Americans have been "generous" to Africa;
But that has NEVER been the European attitude towards Africa.
Has Europe ever desired or needed a "prosperous Africa"? Not once, in 500 years. A wealthy Europe isn't dependent on a "prosperous Africa".
This isn't to suggest that "Europeans are bad". No it is just thinking realistically.
For example, no well informed Indian takes the British seriously when they talk about "shared prosperity" with India.
They had 200 years to make it happen, but they didn't.
As for the Americans, totally different story. India's relationship with Silicon Valley triggered an economic boom - which goes beyond the typical European "master-servant" relationship.
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I watched Yvette Cooper tear Suella Braverman to pieces.
Many Africans haven't fully appreciated what the UK Conservative Government's singular on focus really Rwanda means.
It means the UK Government prefers African authoritarians, who do their bidding, to African democracies.
Trust me, this isn't the time for shallow thinking.
If you extrapolate, you'll understand the implications.
Some of you believe "Kagame is smart" by accepting the offer. Trust me, he isn't - he's cementing Africa's reputation as a dumping ground for Europe's problems.
I'm not going to bore you with the details - just use your brains, do a little thinking.
Also internalize this, just as Europe sees Africa as a dumping ground for its migrant problems - they also sees Africa as a dumping ground for their "climate change" problems.
Christianity was introduced to Africans with the idea of "generational curses" - and since then, African Christians have been obsessed with that idea.
It started with the "Curse of Ham" - which was a cynical ploy to justify slavery, and many Blacks fell for that nonsense.
When the "Curse of Ham" failed, "Nimrod", an obscure figure from thousands of years ago, was dredged up as an excuse for our position as the slaves, servants and wretched of the Earth.
After that came the syncretism of "ancestral curses" - borrowed from our traditional beliefs.
But the Bible is clear;
"The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him".