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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Decades of having resources stolen and having most of the countries on the continent exploited by foreign entities. And colonialism didn’t help at all. 

Africa isn’t all the same though, places like South Africa and Nigeria are catching up and dragging the rest of the continent with them.

Also, why is the Western standard of being “behind” used here? Plus, how are they behind in culture? Which culture are they behind in?
gpt
Maybe they mean exporting culture? Or maybe tourism?