This is neocolonialism at it’s finest.
I wonder what these numbers are like outside the CFA. Especially for DRC, East Africa, and Southern Africa. I’d imagine the numbers are similar, but I think it’d be very interesting to see the “new” colonial extraction borders layed out over the African continent. Perhaps if the studies are developed enough, it could apply to a regional level, which could provide an entire map of Africa that shows how the western powers have sliced up the continent.
DRC has more Canadian and Anglo (well its kinda the crown jewel of Africa to exploit, so everyone is active there), Same with East Africa which also has Japan and India thrown into the mix- France has made inroads into Mozambique recently. Angola - the US and EU, Brazil via Biocom. Southern Africa has sub-imperial South Africa, the UK, Canada, and Germany in Namibia mostly.
CFA has the benefit of the french having already “captured” the region allowing other europeans to slip in more easily.
Thank you for the overview!
You’re welcome- I am sure its a lot more complicated than my short reply lets on.
How is china going under the last graph. Maybe I am illiterate but idk what that means. Are they importing labor to Africa?
Are they importing labor to Africa?
They are brining in labor for infrastructure projects is my understanding. It seems to have dropped off quite a bit recently, likely due to labor increasing in Africa due to past Chinese assistance and development.
Hope those imported labor also bring training to local population in a sustainable way
That seems to be what the trend is indicating. I don’t have any sources to back this up right now, but productive capacity in African states that have welcomed Chinese infrastructure projects likely would reflect this. I think the OP graph also indicates that the productive value generally is remaining in Africa as opposed to going to China.
Holy shit
