re: Time for a Malthusian catastrophe to fix this

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the decline of infant mortality is what buttressed African population growth, just like Europe and the rest of the developed world before it.

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Decline in infant mortality made Europe adjust birth rates, not Africa. It's overcompensation theory as they see excessively large families (9.2 per female in Nigeria) as insurance against the lack of a govt safety net, tribal warfare, drought and disease. If birth rates adjusted to the carrying capacity of the land then they wouldn't be relying on western aid. Europe does not rely on African aid.