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Jan 2024
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Africa is NOT Poor Because of Colonialis...

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Magatte Wade is an entrepreneur, author and business leader focussed on economic development in Africa, and on correcting the various misconceptions about the state of the continent, its history, and its future potential. She is the Director of the Center for African Prosperity at Atlas Network, the leading organisation of African free-market think tanks.

Magatte’s book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJH1MKN2

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