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Why can't Africans learn from Japan, S. Korea and China?

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When the winds of change blew over Africa and colonialism ended, a wave of optimism engulfed the continent but was soon muted by reality.

Surprisingly, even South Africa, which got independence much later and with all the global attention, seems to be following the African script faithfully.

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