This chapter explores how geography, including fertile land, resources, trade routes, and isolation, has shaped Africa's economic struggles historically. Factors like the Sahara Desert's division, poor soil quality, and post-colonial borders are discussed, impacting the continent's ability to develop major shipping ports and utilize factors of production for economic growth.
Africa is the poorest continent in the world. There are, as always, a lot of factors to consider as to why that is the case, but recently Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson from MIT have released a study detailing the surprising bigger factors in why Africa still struggles to build wealth despite massive amounts of incoming aid and charity work trying to improve the lives of people there. So what are the reasons why much of Africa can't seem to get out of poverty?
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