the key difference between Asia/India's growth and participation in the global market was their emphasis on education and hard labour being part of the culture for centuries. African countries and cultures are known for chill and easy going vibe. not saying Africans are not hard working or education focused, not at all. but China and India had been centre of global commerce and education for thousands of years. how Africa will participate in the global market will be interesting. Africa is natural resource heavy, so that will be a large focus. agriculture and manufacturing is already dominated by other continents that have favourable context. global climate change will have a large say. if it's favourable to African continent, they can have a huge agricultural boom. if not, and costal cities are inundated, we might be looking at a massive shitshow.