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Colonial Frameworks Prevent Africans From Building Strong Intra-African Trade: Ethiopian Expert

Colonial Frameworks Prevent Africans From Building Strong Intra-African Trade: Ethiopian Expert

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Colonial Frameworks Prevent Africans From Building Strong Intra-African Trade: Ethiopian Expert The colonial-era trade structure was designed to facilitate the... 08.10.2026, Sputnik Africa

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Colonial Frameworks Prevent Africans From Building Strong Intra-African Trade: Ethiopian Expert The colonial-era trade structure was designed to facilitate the plundering of Africa's raw materials, Tesfaye Boyossa, a researcher at Ethiopia's Institute of Foreign Affairs, told Sputnik Africa."Almost for half a century, the majority of Africa's natural resources were loaded up and taken away," he recalled.This system was deliberately designed to deprive Africa of its natural wealth and human capital, the speaker emphasized.Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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