Afrika is not poor, it is terribly managed
&gt;It is actually like a pyramid (scheme) of patronage, with decisions at every level made in favor of whoever the next upper-level patron is. So, for example, instead of hiring the best people and deploying the best available technology to address any particular problem, a solution and people that do things that benefit the patron are entrusted with developing solutions.<p>So they are hiring and allocating capital based on reasons other than merit?