The DRC is not even the richest country in Central Africa, much less Africa. It has a per capita GDP of just $570.
If what you mean is that the DRC has "resource wealth," then I don't know how many times we have to say it before you get that natural resources =\= wealth.
If what you mean is that the DRC has "resource wealth," then I don't know how many times we have to say it before you get that natural resources =\= wealth.
https://twitter.com/BlackdiasporaV1/status/1403897458850099207
All the unmined cobalt, gold and diamonds in the world are just dirt in the ground with zero intrinsic value.
The only value they have is whatever the global economy is willing to pay for them, and without participation in their value chains, the host areas will be poor forever.
The only value they have is whatever the global economy is willing to pay for them, and without participation in their value chains, the host areas will be poor forever.
Once again for those in the back.
https://twitter.com/DavidHundeyin/status/1277015242879447040?s=19
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