The World Loves a Broken Africa

Would it be too far fetched for me to assume that the world benefits from a broken Africa? If I was even so bold as to imply that an Africa in turmoil bodes well for a world economy that is sustained in part by the exploitation of Africa's resources would you accuse me of political and economic blasphemy? If I stated that our corrupt African governments and leaders are nothing more than pawns in a game that nourishes their greed in exchange for their souls would you dismiss my assessment as nothing more than the rantings of a conspiracy theorist? And If I calmly & eloquently, respectfully but assertively said that some people would rather see an African in pieces that an Africa at Peace would you tell me I was wrong?

One doesn't need to look any further than the passages of history to understand my sentiments. From the times of Queen Cleopatra and the conquest of Alexander; from the injustice of Slavery to the exploitative nature of colonization; from the aftermath of decolonization that catalyzed the genocide in Rwanda to the Olympics and the Caster Semanye controversy, certain elements within this world of ours have devoted and dedicated their time, resources, policies and military might to sustain a fragmented and self sufficiently stagnant Africa. To some that element manifests itself in the form of countries with imperialistic legacies and to others these entities are nothing more than puppets of the capitalist agenda (World Bank, IMF). To a few these entities are as foreign & exotic to Africa as a McDonalds in downtown Lusaka and to others, as indigenous & homegrown as corrupt dictators and government officials driving Mercedes Benz on dilapidated highways.

What I've said may seem delusional; may come off as kooky as that one professor you had in college that always went off script or digressed from the syllabus to debate a somewhat stimulating but yet inconclusive topic. But rest assured, all bravado aside, I do believe my sentiments are closer to fact than fiction.

sincerely yours,
Kwapi

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