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British article from when Botswana gained independence. “impoverished, empty desert land, economic misery” they said
we built this brick by brick!
British and Dutch colonialism in Southern Africa, while exploitative, was accompanied by significant infrastructure development. In South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana, they established roads, commercial farms, mining operations and functioning economies. Zimbabwe, for example, had a strong and productive economy prior to its collapse under Mugabe.
French colonialism in West Africa and Central Africa followed a markedly different pattern. In Mali, Congo,Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, there was minimal investment in sustainable infrastructure or local economic development. They just stole, left, and left chaos and no peace behind.
That is why French colonialism was the most destructive in Africa — it took everything and built nothing.
Abena the 1st retweeted
We have to accept that our president is a narcissist so his behaviour and way of talking can make sense. He's self obsessed & has delusions of grandeur mixed with a saviour complex. It's all narcissism, it trickles down to the ministers too. They've adopted that tone
Abena the 1st retweeted
Don’t be rude to me because I’m probably ruder than you and then you’re gonna victimise yourself even though you started it.
Abena the 1st retweeted
If a barber charges 5X regular price because the groom was getting married, nobody would question that it's insane lmao
Abena the 1st retweeted
If ASOS said they want more money for a dress you bought bcos they later found out you wore to a wedding ppl would understand how mad that reasoning is lmaoo
Abena the 1st retweeted
No such thing as the transatlantic slave trade. It was the European slave trade. The ocean didn’t enslave anyone. The Arab slave trade is called just that. No one is naming it after an ocean. Europeans always try to evade responsibility for their crimes and language is one of their most effective weapons.
Abena the 1st retweeted
essa discussão toda sobre a Paris Hilton me fez perceber como as pessoas realmente acham que mulheres devem perder suas identidades depois de se tornarem mães. Tipo, ela não pode ser a protagonista de algo pq agora tem uma filha? Loucura
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Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule bbc.in/4jAIj9J
