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The Lessons From Covid-19 For Afrika

We must face the reality that Capitalism is not a viable solu-
tion for Afrika. Capitalism is one of the most wicked, heart-
less systems ever to exist. It takes no prisoners and even if
you conform to it, there are no guarantees that you will
thrive in it. If you do not meet its criteria, it spits you out
with no mercy. It demands and even creates an ever-wid-
ening gap between rich and poor and calls the former suc-
cessful and latter, failures. It is failing the world over.

The modern healthcare system is a nuisance and in
shambles. Our only consolation is that this time the pol-
iticians did not have anywhere to run and had to face
the medical system they had neglected, so some ef-
fort was made to bring things up to a usable standard.

The education system is a joke and apparently does not pro-
duce anyone who can actually transform things… either that or
the system is so oppressive that it effectively kills off anyone who
can actually bring transformative changes to it. It boggles the
mind that the generation of Afrikans that went to Cairo, Accra,
Lagos, Makerere, Dar and all the other illustrious universities
and polytechnics in Afrika, plus those who were flown to the US
and Russia – and the generations that followed them – seem to
have failed to solve the issue of how to ensure that no Afrikan is
left struggling with one dollar between them and abject despair.

How do we do it?
Considering that at the end of the day, clean food, water,
air, shelter, sanitization and practical clothing are the most
important things that we need, let’s focus on building that
in Afrika. Where will we get the money? Trade in Forex
and stock markets globally, trade in our various resourc-

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