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Africa is Underdeveloped Not Because Africans are Stupid – Prof Nzongola-Ntalaja

Posted By: adminon: June 21, 2017In: SpectacleTags: African and African-American Studies, Ali Mazrui, Dr John Garang, Dr Tajudeen Abdulraheem, IMF/World Bank, John Hopkins University, President Paul Kagame, Prof Okello Oculi, Prof Peter Anyang Nyong'o, UNDP, University of Abuja, University of Maiduguri, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, University of WinsconsinNo CommentsViews:
Africa is Underdeveloped Not Because Africans are Stupid – Prof Nzongola-Ntalaja

The African continent is not underdeveloped because Africans are stupid. Africa is materially backward relative to other civilisations because it finds itself fighting for survival on two eq... Read more

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