Why Africa Stays Poor (It’s Not Colonialism) - Magatte Wade

About this episode

Magatte Wade discusses the real reasons behind Africa's poverty, challenging popular narratives.

I sat down with Senegalese immigrant and entrepreneur Magatte Wade to discuss why Africa remains the poorest continent and why the most popular explanations are wrong. Colonialism, slavery, or IQ differences are the answers most people reach for, but the data says otherwise. Ethiopia was never colonized and has been the poster child for African poverty for decades. Slavery was practiced by every race against every other race throughout human history. Nigerian immigrants are some of the most successful people in America. Originally believing the Marxist narrative about Africa’s struggles, Magatte later realized that the truth was the exact opposite. _____________________________________ Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here! _____________________________________ See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/dad . _____________________________________ Follow Magatte Wade on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/magattew?s=20 Learn more about Magatte’s…

People in this episode

Host: John Papola

Guest: Magatte Wade

Topics covered

• African poverty
• colonialism
• slavery
• Marxism
• immigration
• race and IQ

Keywords

• Africa
• poverty
• colonialism
• slavery
• Marxism
• immigration
• race
• IQ
• entrepreneurship

Sponsors

Cozy Earth, Shopify

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Africa, Senegal, Ethiopia, Nigeria

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