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Timbuktu, is definitely a winner in the name category.hahah funny.....but lets change that to the top 5 most useful countries in AfricaTop five countries in Africa --> Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco
lets change that to the top 5 most useful countries in Africa
Okay, but define "useful."
Speaking for myself, the most useful have been
- Kenya because I went there on a safari.
- Egypt because I went there to visit the pyramids and other ancient Egyptian sites.
- Ethiopia and Somalia because some of my favorite places to eat are U.S. Ethiopian and Somalian restaurants (to me, there's not much difference in the food, but the proprietors think there is).
- Nigeria because I once had a modest but profitable ownership stake in the oil industry there.
- Angola and Botswana because I have profitable investments there.
- Runners-up:
- Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Benin because I have somewhat close acquaintances from those places
- Mali because Timbuktu is there and people in my family often say "from here to Timbuktu" and because I have some art from there
by useful, I mean a country that is stable, democratic, and allows people freedom and the ability to make a living by doing what they want (not immoral or illegal acts though).....Egypt isn't bad, but they are a bit oppressive on some things...South Africa used to be pretty solid, but it's turning into a shit hole......Nigeria is trying and maybe they can be a beacon.......but the rest are complete ass....
I wish we could figure out how to help...it's sad seeing people suffer for decades......famine, war, just brutal conditions.
we no longer have a stable democracy ijit.... we have a white supremcacist kleptocrat in office.... who is allowing Russia to dictate our policy.
you're just too stupid to understand
We're a republic....
you're just to stupid to understand