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Originally posted by TheWriter
I don't agree with statement that "most of Africa's problems can be eliminated in a matter of months". I don't think it's that easy. Most of the countries in Africa have gained their independence since 1960s ( ex. 1960 for Nigeria) and they are still having problems with their different religions and with the different states within each countries.
Personally, I believe that we STILL have a long way to go.
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Good post.
But this part sticks out and supports my stance. In African countries you have hundreds of languages (we won't even start with the differences among Francophone and Anglophone countries). Also, you have the religion barrier. For alot of people, religion supercedes nationalism. For instance in Nigeria, you have indigenious religion, Christianity, and Islam. Christians and Muslims have not reconciled their differences in all these years. It seems unrealistic to assume that nationalism will outweigh religion and traditions that accompany it. Also, let's consider the bad relations that have existed amongst various culture groups/countries. I think of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
The problems are VERY complex.