I could go in length as to why the West snubs Africa, but to make it simplified it all comes down to power. If the West was to give African countries a leg up o

I could go in length as to why the West snubs Africa, but to make it simplified it all comes down to power. If the West was to give African countries a leg up on technology the gains would mostly benefit Africans and not westerners. It would give Africans leverage in bargaining for just about any good or service, thus reducing their dependence on the West. So, it's all a form of Imperialism (2.0).