Does Africa's colonial past affect its current economic position in the world? Why or why not?

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Does Africa's colonial past affect its current economic position in the world? Why or why not? Back your points up with references only to Steger, Ellwood, Learning Materials, and resources below. See the rubric for the Discussion Board under My Grades & "Online Activity 1". In this activity, you will be required to compose a 350-word (minimum) individual response to the question, and at least 10 responses (minimum of 35 words each) to other students' contributions. Your individual and collective responses must be thoughtful, respectful and demonstrate that you have read what they have had to say. Start early and make regular contributions. Make sure to abide by the academic honesty policy as I will check for plagiarism. References are required. Outside resources are not permitted as we want to have a shared understanding of the subject matter. Resources: Basic Info.: Youtube Video: Mapping 500 Years of European Colonialism Wikipedia: Colonialism Youtube Video: The Scramble for Africa and the Berlin Conference Iweala (2012, April 23). What is the legacy of colonialism in Africa? Al-Jazeera. (2013, April 13). Binyavanga Wainaina: Rewriting Africa. Negative legacy/underdevelopment thesis: Reid-Henry (2012), Do resource extract and colonial legacy keep poor countries poor? Guardian, 22 Oct 2012 Hickel (2017), Aid in reverse: how poor countries develop rich countries, Guardian, 14 Jan 2017 DW. (2018). The CFA franc in West Africa: Time for a change?, 22 Jun 2018 Sylla, N. S. (2017). The CFA Franc: French Monetary Imperialism in Africa, 12 Jul 2017 Mead (2018). China in Africa: win-win development, or a new colonialism? Guardian, 31 Jul 2018 Kleven (2019). Belt and Road: colonialism with Chinese characteristics. The Interpreter, 6 May 2019 Ramdani, N. (2023). The Niger crisis shows France's quasi-empire in Africa is finally crumbling. Guardian, 5 Aug 2023. Mbulle-Nziege , L., & Cheeseman, N. (2023). Niger coup: Is France to blame for instability in West Africa? BBC. 6 Aug 2023. Moving beyond/Africa rising narrative: Shearlaw (2014). 'Africa should stop blaming colonialism for its economic problems' - is Obama right?, Guardian, 30 Jul 2014 Mangongera (2002). Should We Continue to Blame Colonialism? Global Policy Forum. 19 Sep 2002 Nwaubani (2018). Letter from Africa: Complaining about colonialism makes us the victims. BBC News. 18 Jul 2018 Coulibaly (2017). In defense of the "Africa Rising" narrative. Brookings. 27 Jun 2017 World Economic Forum (2019). Africa: Rising Continent in a Fractured World. World Economic Forum, 23 Oct 2019