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re: Who will be the first developed country in Africa?

Posted on 7/30/26 at 5:43 am to
Posted by MKP2004
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 5:43 am to
Morocco
Posted by ElJefe686
Houston
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 5:48 am to
Whomever China decides to fund the development of most, first. Which depends on who they can make the most money from.
Posted by RoyalAir
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:32 am to
If we're not going to consider Rhodesia or South Africa (which once had nuclear weapons and a space program) as being developed, as both have been usurped and conquered, then it's Bostwana and Namibia.

Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa are different places entirely, due to climate and populations.

Namibia is pretty dadgum developed, despite having a very small population. Botswana has always had better leadership than its neighbors. Those are my picks.
This post was edited on 7/30/26 at 7:37 am
Posted by deltaland
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:51 am to
I was coming to post Botswana

It’s a pretty stable and prosperous sub Saharan African country. Not first world but not a shithole. Still has tribal/rural poverty and higher unemployment but it’s government is competent and cities are modern and there’s a strong middle class there they have a per capita gdp (ppp) of around 22,000 and a high human development index. GDP (ppp) per capita is on par with Ukraine, Colombia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Posted by GuidoVestieri
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:54 am to
WAKANADA
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:55 am to
quote:

With South Africa doing an unexpected u-turn lately,


South Africa’s u-turn was anything but unexpected. Anyone with a functioning frontal cortex could predict what has happened to South Africa.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:58 am to
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I thought Nigeria was developed.
?

Please
Posted by jefforize
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 8:00 am to
Senegal seems decent
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 8:02 am to
Spain. They have two enclaves in Africa.
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 8:17 am to
Apparently Rwanda is pretty nice nowadays.
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