Is the Ivory Coast Not the Wealthiest Country in the World Because of the Legacy of Colonialism?

Many africans actually believe that africa is not prospering because of colonialism. The direct rule, which was enforced by the french, and the indirect rule ar countries that were colonized by the british. Soi this is because take french basically exert like a comman style of economy,. Like the soviet union, basically de they decide top down, why how things should be adlocated. But thebritish, instead, they say, we're going to have like a decentralized system when where the locals can, you know, they can decide for the people what is best for them.