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Originally Posted by multiweb
In Africa it goes even further back than that. It is tribal. Colonisation by Europeean countries created artificial boundaries. It forced people with different or even opposing cultures to live together.
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True, but that doesn't always mean that artificial boundaries never work.
Zambia has 72 tribes. In 1964 when it gained independence that first president used the slogan "One Zambia, One nation". He instilled the concept of nation first, tribe second - even though the concept of "Zambia" was total new. It is no coincidence that Zambia has been the most peaceful, coup free country in Africa. Yes there is still corruption and poverty (they had one party democracy for too long after independence), but there isn't civil war or tribal violence like the rest of the continent.
What I am trying to say, is that African countries can rise above tribal violence. It takes leaders with courage and conviction to do so.
Chinese mining companies (and their blatant bribes) are exploiting Zambia now more than the colonials did in the past. I can't comment on the rest of Africa, but I can on Zambia...