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Why is it so hard for Africans to visit other African countries?
- mohammedbin 8y agoSomething tangential that most people done know about slavery- the actual enslavers were blacks who then sold to my forefathers- Arabs (sorry!) and then to whites.
- blumomo 8y agoAfrica's country borders have been introduced only in 1885 with a European ruler drawing straight lines across this beautiful and diverse continent. Africans used to travel easily before introducing country borders, they already had their own system of passports [1]. Nowadays its their greedy "modern dictators", as an African friend calls them, which welcome Europeans with a handshake and treat their own citizens poorly. Last Sunday, Paul Biya had been elected to prolong his 36 year-long democratorship in Cameroon. How is that possible you ask? Ask European and Chinese politicians and companies which have a high interest in continuing to exploit Africa's rich resources. [1] Sample pictures: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/56272549_group-of-ancient-african-passport-masks-and-figures https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/56272549_group-of-ancie...