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Posted November 28, 2017 05:04 · last edited November 28, 2017 05:05

Leggy wrote:

dairyflat wrote:

Leggy wrote:

I find that hard to believe that 14 have not.

South Africa

Malawi

Namibia

Senegal

Mauritius

Cabo Verde

Botswana

South Sudan ( haven't had time yet.)

Western Sahara ( don't say it. )

Swaziland

Mozambique

Tanzania

Zimbabwe ( is what just happened a coup or not?)

Djibouti

Cote d'Ivoire.

Interesting that most of the coups have been in French speaking countries.

The fact that the former British colonies generally fared better than French colonies after decolonization has generated a bit of academic interest before. Basically the most popular theory is that the British had a much more hands off approach and governed through local elites and therefore didn't leave as much of a power vacuum when they pulled out. Zimbabwe and South Africa are a but different because they had significant white settler communities, unlike most of Africa

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Leggy wrote:
dairyflat wrote:
Leggy wrote:

I find that hard to believe that 14 have not.

South Africa

Malawi

Namibia

Senegal

Mauritius

Cabo Verde

Botswana

South Sudan ( haven't had time yet.)

Western Sahara ( don't say it. )

Swaziland

Mozambique

Tanzania

Zimbabwe ( is what just happened a coup or not?)

Djibouti

Cote d'Ivoire.

Interesting that most of the coups have been in French speaking countries.

The fact that the former British colonies generally fared better than French colonies after decolonization has generated a bit of academic interest before. Basically the most popular theory is that the British had a much more hands off approach and governed through local elites and therefore didn't leave as much of a power vacuum when they pulled out