Scenarios about 'African development'
The socioeconomic advancement and modernization of African nations and societies from pre-colonial times through independence movements to contemporary challenges and achievements. African development encompasses infrastructure creation, economic diversification, political institution-building, and social progress across the continent's diverse regions, while navigating complex legacies of colonialism, resource management issues, and international relations. In alternate history scenarios, different colonial outcomes, resource allocation patterns, or political structures could significantly alter development trajectories across the continent.
What If African Mobile Banking Emerged in Different Countries?
Exploring the alternate timeline where mobile banking pioneers emerged in different African nations, reshaping the continent's financial landscape and global fintech development.
What If Kinshasa Developed Without Decades of Conflict?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital city avoided the devastating cycle of political instability, dictatorship, and civil wars that hindered its development since independence.
What If Luanda Diversified Beyond Oil Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Angola's capital initiated economic diversification away from petroleum dependence in the 1990s, potentially transforming the country's development trajectory and regional influence.
What If The Rwandan Genocide Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1994 Rwandan Genocide was prevented, potentially altering the trajectory of Central Africa's development and international humanitarian intervention norms.