decolonization of africa

So this is a question that's been rattling around in my head for a while now. What exactly caused the Congo to become even more impoverished? It is very rich in natural resources, with a large-enough population, so what was stopping a government from forming that would utilize its resources...

In the 1960s, Botswana was the second poorest in the world, but today it is one of the most developed in Africa, with a quality of life higher than many non-African countries and a GDP per capita higher than those of the two poorest countries in Europe - Ukraine and Moldova. The reason for this...

On the Shoulder of Giants -Federation of Mali TL Chapter 1.0 Selected Passages From: My Life, My Honor, My Duty - Autobiography by Léopold Sédar Senghor This is my story, the world I tried to build. My successes, and my failures. I hope through me the future generation of leaders, and...

In a situation where fascist Italy remains neutral through WW2, I became curious as to what might happen to East Africa. Everyone always seems to focus only on Europe and Libya, but Italy also had territory in the Dodecanese and East Africa (esp. after the invasion of Abyssinia). Assuming...

What if woodrow wilson made Triple entante decolonizing Europe, Africa , Asia based on self determination a requirement for US entering the war

Eritrea and South Sudan are known for being the only internationally recognized breakaway African nations and for their poor human rights/development records. Despite surface similarity, the nations have developed on very different trajectories post independence (overcentralized v...

When Africa was largely under the control of European powers, borders between the various colonies were generally drawn arbitrarily without regard to population boundaries. This meant that when colonialism ended, more creativity was needed to come up with names for the newly-independent...

What other names could the post-colonial Ivory Coast have received?