And Niger GDP is in the 20B. I wasn't talking about density really but more expounding on the fact that given the rates, the GDP by capita should have been muc

And Niger GDP is in the 20B. I wasn't talking about density really but more expounding on the fact that given the rates, the GDP by capita should have been much, much higher back then and even today. Regarding multi-ethnic history, one can easily find literature on the great African Empires such as Kanem-Bornu, Ouaddaï or Bagirmi for instance. No one is blaming white men, don't make it about skin color. One can blame foreign governments when they are at fault. People really can't seem to be able to accept the faults of their leadership somehow but they are also the firsts to criticize the migratory politics. At some point, one should accept that things are not well coordinated all over. Re. Capital to double its power grid, should have invested in infrastructure from the get-go hence the comparison to UAE countries which did the right thing. Dubai was literally the middle of the desert so I don't think that it was/is an impossible feat. Then again, colonialism has had an impact even after these countries were officially independent, as they didn't have full-control regarding what to do with the oil discovered in the 70s for instance.