61 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 3 Aug
Most sources list Afghanistan even lower, at $356 USD (2021).
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40 sats \ 3 replies \ @SatsMate 3 Aug
Can one conclude that South Sudan is the poorest country in the world? What steps can be done to bring them out of this extreme poverty?
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @KenyaCoin 4 Aug
Promote economic freedom.
For example:
https://magatte.substack.com/p/why-africa-needs-startup-cities
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @DawnoftheDead 4 Aug
Teaching enough people in South Sudan how to grow food and raise/keep livestock will make them self sovereign individuals and then everything else will sort of fall into place?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz OP 4 Aug
Main reason is corruption and political instability. This leads to disruptions in economic activities, affecting businesses, investments, and the overall economic environment. In my point, to overcome this situation enhancing political freedoms and ensuring fair electoral processes can increase public trust and participation. Investing in education, healthcare, and infrastructure can improve quality of life and social stability. It takes time but first citizens of these poor countries must take politics seriously.
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136 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 3 Aug
Today, I watched a video about a city in Cango where nearly 50k people live at 5000 m elevation. The place has no cleanliness, no drainage, no houses. All stinky and polluted due to gold digging in that area.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz OP 4 Aug
So a challenging place to live with such harsh conditions and a lack of infrastructure. Sad to see how people adapt to such environments, yet they have to, for their bread and butter.
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121 sats \ 1 reply \ @Msd0457890 3 Aug
Countries immersed in pain, hunger and suffering for years.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz OP 4 Aug
More sad is it will take decades for them to overcome that situation.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @bature_ 4 Aug
Fiat destroyed these countries. They need to be on the Bitcoin standard.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 4 Aug
Liberia
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 4 Aug
Liberia has an interesting origin story
From perplexity:
Liberia was founded in 1822 as a settlement for freed American slaves, organized by the American Colonization Society. The name "Liberia" means "land of freedom." The settlers established a colony that declared independence on July 26, 1847, becoming Africa's first republic. Joseph Jenkins Roberts, a freeborn Black American, became its first president. Despite its founding by freed slaves, the country has a complex history of social stratification, with Americo-Liberians dominating politics until a coup in 1980 led to civil wars that devastated the nation[2][3][4][5].
Sources
[1] PC Games and Computer Video Games for Download - Electronic Arts https://www.ea.com/games/library/pc-download
[2] History of Liberia - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Liberia
[3] Liberia country profile - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13729504
[4] [PDF] A Brief History of Liberia - International Center for Transitional Justice https://www.ictj.org/sites/default/files/ICTJ-Liberia-Brief-History-2006-English.pdf
[5] Global Connections . Liberia . History - PBS https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/liberia/essays/history/
[6] Liberia - Colonialism, Civil War, Reconstruction - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Liberia/History
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