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An Overview of this volume

There is political instability in Africa, but there are reasons for that
“...analysis of the data is consistent with historic accounts suggesting that the slave

trades impeded the formation of broader ethnic groups, leading to ethnic
fractionalisation,* and that the slave trades resulted in a weakening and

underdevelopment of political structures.

The countries from which the largest numbers of slaves were taken are also the areas
that had the most underdeveloped political structures at the end of the 19th century, and

they are also the areas that are the most ethnically fragmented today. “

"The Historical Origins of Africa's Underdevelopment." 81
Nathan Nunn
(* Author : the emphasis is mine )

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Income inequality has a causal link to political instability. Political instability acts against
development. Income inequality has been linked to the prevalence of military coups.

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A dash for freedom, a rush to judgment
Some times m’zungu show a complete lack of understanding what progress in a least

developed country might mean.

What should the Ethiopian Prime Minister have done differently?
How likely is it that the Africans living in the DRC provinces of South and North Kivu would
welcome the opportunity to have the political stability that can be found inside Rwanda?

Change management often requires imposed change. (m’zungu donor nations actually know this
for themselves. Decade after decade, they have to find ways to ‘persuade’ their people to change.) The UK,

along with other donor nations, needs a greater sense of Change Management in Africa.
(And they should make a bigger effort to explain this to their own people)

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There is a real need for a regional development strategies

Africa’s 16 Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC) should be regarded as a pivot point in
regional economic development.