Tommy Knocks
retired
50/50. which is why he keeps winning. the situation in the east is just all fukked up. the problem is the size of congo, and how sprawled out it is, with its lack of transportation. Its not exactly the U.S where you have transcontinental highways. keep this in mind when talking about goods in africa btw. you need roads to get goods transported...roads the chinese are building.(1) You say you are half Congolese. How does Kinshasa look? I bet there are sill street kids begging left and right? Have you asked Kinois how they like Kabila he has been there since 2001. How is 5 chantiers project (electricity, health, education, infrastrucutre and economy/employment) ? He has been there since 2001 and has not done shyt. The conflicts in the East of the DRC is still in full effect. Monusco has the largest force of troops on the gorund in the world due to the inability of the Congolese govt. to solve its problem. So bad governance in Africa are NOT a thing of the past. Sassou NGuesso, Compaore, Obiang the list goes on
we shall see. importing may cause a huge gap between rich and poor which may cause instability. gradual growth of the middle is more ideal.(2) There is no animosity. They actually look for people who grew up or went to school outside that have some connection to the country for guidance and help. Because, you know what the average African and Congolese is suffering. Therefore I don't put a whole lot into these growth numbers because it hasn't materialized in the average Joe's pocket those are just numbers on a paper not to say that it is not a positive thing but this needs to materialize on the average person on the street.
we can talk about what needs to happen until ones face turns blue but actions speak louder than words, and the current situation in africa is action. people can sit and criticize it, theyre entitled too, but it beats the 90s when it was words and no action.
(3) Like I said we are in the tech age there are a lot of young entrepreneurs in Africa who are doing ok but need their govt. to establish an enabling environment such as good supply of electricity and infrastructure. There are plenty of talents in Africa and Africans abroad that can power this continent instead of being a place where other regions of the world fight its economic agenda on.[/QUOTE]
theres levels to it. you dont just put a big ass apple plant in africa and say build it and ship it. you also dont just have a bunch of africans innovating the next ipad and doing the same. it takes gradual steps which usually start off from the ground. for china it was agriculture, for africa it is minerals. you should really read up on how the chinese opened their borders, imported factories, shipped their kids abroad, and had their economic reform. when reading it, keep african in mind. note the chinese probably had a lot of resistance to allowing foreigners on their land, and even til today, apples and oranges come from the U.S, when china is totally capable of growing its own....but theyve managed to make it work. Africa is a big continent, I suspect places like Botswana will turn out like Malaysia, but the bigger countries like Congo, Nigeria, that is going to take a lot more complexities in their reform than a technological leap.