Last week, I actually talked to a guy from South Africa (so not exactly the region this problem is most apparent in, but still) whom I met at a conference. We talked mostly about stuff like warlords, AK-47's as common as clothes, blood diamonds, and I guess that if we had more time, we'd get to things like religion (interfering with medicine), medicine (interfering with culture), and others. And we didn't solve anything.
But if I managed all African resources, as you suggest, I guess something silly and idealistic could be devised... Melting all military resources into plows, tools, shelters, whatever. Making sure no toilet paper or substitutes is available for the warlords and their militias, and directing the region's most spicy food there. This could keep them occupied for a while. Promoting clever low-tech inventions (like this, this, or this), which can make some parts of life easier. At the same time, investing the human resources saved this way into things like food processing, housing, medicine or education. See where this leads, adjust, repeat.
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must solve problems in own country first. then worry about the rest of the world.
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As we all know, poverty is a problem is gigantic proportions in africa. From spending aid money on weapons to lack of education (or even clean drinking water) there is a basis for improvement that makes economists vomit with rage. Personally, though, I believe there is no problem that cannot be solved, even if the solution may elude the most educated men for centuries. Still, doesn't mean, we shouldn't try, right?
Here's your task: Solve the poverty problem in Africa. What would you do if you managed African ressources and wanted to improve the overall GDP within the next, let's say 10 years?
PS: There is no hidden giveaway here. Just like the economic climate in Africa, this thread does not give you anything for free.
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