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We Didn’t Ask to Compete with the White Man: The Real Reasons Africa Is Poor

We Didn’t Ask to Compete with the White Man: The Real Reasons Africa Is Poor

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Beyond Oil, Corruption, and Colonialism: The Hidden Roots of Africa’s Economic Struggles



In this eye-opening conversation with Shane, the founder and CEO of WorkAbroad — an AI-powered Foreign Recruitment and Relocation OS — we go beyond the usual headlines of oil, corruption, and colonialism to explore the real historical, cultural, and psychological forces keeping the African continent in a cycle of poverty.



Drawing from Adam Smith’s classical economic ideas, we ask difficult but necessary questions:

  • Did Africa ever agree to the terms of global competition?
  • What happens when an entire continent operates using foreign value systems?
  • Are modern economists ignoring the most important factor — culture?



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