nostr:npub106n0pzzm6jk9mfh3xvlhh53qn7kjz8ja4f8h8r3n6ap706wvtahqltvfwa
> if they controlled the resources themselves
That's a science-fiction-sized "If".
Even back to the Roman Empire, Africans rarely controlled African resources, and when they did, it ended up with a situation like Zimbabwe or South Africa.
Regardless of BRICS/RU politics, all that has ever happened in where there is exploitable resources in Africa is the transition between warlords, strong men, and foreigners.
nostr:npub12k72r0e8mq8vwqnlpw79k4f0pm66qvjwneelanplcjhdxhmpla3s9ltvsy If that is the case moving forward then those resources are either going to be controlled by the US, Russia or China. It looks like the US is loosing, not just in Africa, but Ukraine, Syria, Saudi Arabia...
nostr:npub106n0pzzm6jk9mfh3xvlhh53qn7kjz8ja4f8h8r3n6ap706wvtahqltvfwa i think it's worth looking at China's experience in Africa here. A lack of experience with proper colonialism has been very expensive for powers that weren't traditionally colonial (Russia's conquest of Siberia notwithstanding.)
It's not a simply change of flags on the board. There are countries and companies with mineral leases and investments that are quite capable of backing the opposition in severe ways.
