>poorest cunt in the world post-colonialism in late 60's, literally living in huts w/ zero infrastructure
>given almost no help to build but saw their neighbors chimping out and decided not to follow their lead
>strategically planned capital city for max logistical efficiency
>invited foreign investors and focused on financial sector
>political parties based on what's best for Botswana rather than left/right ideology, according to CPI has less govt corruption than half of Europe
>very low ethnic tension, govt doesn't make decisions that might affect natives without approval from native representatives
>kids going to college abroad are fully funded to invest in future
>HDI on par with Moldova despite terrible life expectancy due to HIV
>one of the highest GDP growth rates in the world
Will Botswana make it?
we're all gonna make it brehs
would be an OK country if not for AIDS
>govt doesn't make decisions that might affect natives without approval from native representatives
Tell that to the San
The more developed they become the more that'll go down. That's how it is with every country. It'll just take awhile since people that already have it will have to die.
Hopefully, I love botswana
Great neoliberal success story
Botwana proves that Africa doesnt sucks because of le evil white men but because the people of its countries cant fix their shit. Literally the exception confirming the rule.
Yeah, AIDS is really holding them back.
The govt actually started giving out HIV meds for free a few years ago, which should help a lot.
Same. Can't wait to see how it grows in the next few decades.
Rwanda's also a pretty good example, though it has a looooonnnng way to go. It's really trying to establish itself as the tech center of Africa. Burundi on the otherhand is still a complete shithole.
Bots wanna make it.
I've heard they're one of the best. Hopefully they don't go down the "fuck whitey" route like zimbabwe and south africa.
There's literally no way that they will; they coexist with ethnic minorities better than the vast majority of other countries and welcome white people. Their biggest problem is that most Batswana are subsistance farmers and they have a huge income disparity between city-dwellers and everyone else
Gaborone is decently developed but once you're out of the city then it's not that well developed
No. They just got rich off of diamonds but theyre still a shithole.
Well, all of the country is in desert. You just can't build anything out of sand.
Like all middle income nations user
>Hopefully they don't go down the "fuck whitey" route like zimbabwe and south africa.
But South Africa isn't like that. What's with people WANTING a race war in ZA?
>Botwana proves that Africa doesnt sucks because of le evil white men but because the people of its countries cant fix their shit. Literally the exception confirming the rule.
Not at all user.
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Botswana's main problem is AIDS but we're on the brink of curing it