[ExI] Africa wants to double in size

[BillK]

On Tue, 2 Sept 2025 at 18:45, spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> Africa has plenty of everything except ambition.  I can't detect genuine
ambition in that place.  They have everything else they need, plenty of it
and more.  Africa needs capitalist vision and AMBITION!
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> spike
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"We"  ????
Too late. Africa is being developed already, but by China.
BillK

>From ChatGPT -
China finances and builds roads, railways, ports, and power plants across
Africa. Think Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway or Ethiopia’s new industrial
parks. These projects often come through China’s Belt and Road Initiative
(BRI).

Trade and resources: Africa exports raw materials—oil, copper, cobalt—to
China. In return, cheap Chinese goods flood local markets.

With money comes clout. China positions itself as a partner without
Western-style political conditions (like pushing democracy or human rights
standards). That appeals to many African governments.
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