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by killyourcar 1390 days ago
What do they mine, and what do they do with the mined resources? Usually, extractive industries result in resources flowing to former colonial powers (because those powers tended to have strong economies, which were often a result of colonialism).

Just like how making redlining illegal didn't immediately fix the problems it introduced, moving to a post colonial government doesn't immediately address problems and systems introduced by a colonial past.