> Africa - an enormous place that can't be described in one way, has many countries doing very well.
And a shitload of countries in the hold of some warlord or other despot, or like Libya or Sudan on the verge of collapse. Something needs to be done about these countries and their resources - they deserve to be utilized in a way benefitting all citizens, not just the junta in power.
> That should be up to the people in those countries, not you or me or some powerful Westerner.
That assumes a democratic structure and the ability of the people in those countries to have a voice in said democracy. Both are far from given. Unfortunately, democracy doesn't come on its own, particularly not if the elites are the ones holding all the guns, so there needs to be a system in place to support actual democracy and getting rid of kleptocrats, autocrats and similar powers.
And a shitload of countries in the hold of some warlord or other despot, or like Libya or Sudan on the verge of collapse. Something needs to be done about these countries and their resources - they deserve to be utilized in a way benefitting all citizens, not just the junta in power.
> That should be up to the people in those countries, not you or me or some powerful Westerner.
That assumes a democratic structure and the ability of the people in those countries to have a voice in said democracy. Both are far from given. Unfortunately, democracy doesn't come on its own, particularly not if the elites are the ones holding all the guns, so there needs to be a system in place to support actual democracy and getting rid of kleptocrats, autocrats and similar powers.