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Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

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Sub-Saharan Africa refers to sub-Saharan Africa, excluding African countries near the Mediterranean (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan), and the population is predominantly black. For the sake of brevity, herein is referred to as "Safi".

There are many cities in Safi with modern appearance.

Speaking of Africa, do many people have the impression of being like the following?

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Thatched huts + tribes + women with things on their heads + hungry children with skinny bones... Bicycles are all luxury.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing
Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Such scenes still exist in Africa, but not everywhere.

The picture below is also Africa.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

This is the capital of Ghana, Accra.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing
Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Lagos, Nigeria's largest city

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

The former capital of Nigeria was Lagos and later moved to Abuja.

With a population of 15 million, Lagos is the largest city in Africa after Cairo (the capital of Egypt).

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria are all West African countries on the northern shore of the Gulf of Guinea.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Nairobi, the capital of Kenya

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Although near the equator, temperatures in Nairobi rarely exceed 25 degrees, as the altitude is close to 2,000 meters, similar to Kunming.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Kampala, the capital of Uganda

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Canberra, australia's capital

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Kampala and Canberra have similar names and the residents speak English.

Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia are all densely populated on the pleasant climate of the East African plateau.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Uganda's capital sounds similar in name to Australia's, with an area about the size of the United Kingdom and a population of 47 million (10 million more than Canada).

Ethiopia has a population of over 100 million, and the skin color of the inhabitants is not so dark.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Ethiopian woman

Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya have a per capita GDP of about $2,000. Uganda and Ethiopia are close to $1,000.

Once the per capita GDP exceeds $1,000, it won't take long to reach $10,000. Going from $10,000 to $20,000 is difficult. South Korea's per capita GDP reached $1,000 in 1977, $2,000 in 1983, and $10,000 in 1994.

South Africa, Botswana and Namibia in southern Africa are relatively modern, with per capita GDP close to Thailand.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Cape Town, a South African port city near the Cape of Good Hope.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

The average monthly salary in Cape Town is 9400 yuan, which is higher than that in Guangzhou.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, has a metropolitan area with a population of 6 million.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Wages in Johannesburg are equally high, at more than 8,000. The city apartment price is about 5,000 yuan per square meter.

South Africa has a large income gap, many people do not reach the average income, and are not currently a developed country.

The capital of Botswana, Gaborone, is not far from Johannesburg.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

The city is not far from Johannesburg, close to the national border.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

The picture below is not a small European or American town, but the capital of Namibia, Windhoek.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing
Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Namibia and Botswana have a population of less than 2.5 million people, covering an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, and are sparsely populated countries.

Mauritius and Seychelles are relatively wealthy African countries, both island countries in the Indian Ocean, and the residents are more Indian.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing
Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Mauritius' GDP per capita was US$11,000 in 2019 and US$9,000 in 2020, a modest decline. This shows that the Mauritian economy has not been severely affected by the decline in international tourists and that the economy is not very dependent on tourism.

In Seychelles, GDP per capita fell to $11,000 from $16,000 in 2019.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

The beaches of the Seychelles

The capital of the Seychelles – Victoria

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Equatorial Guinea, which had a per capita GDP of $22,900 in 2008 and is considered by many to be a developed country, now has a PER capita GDP of $7,000. The country's economy depends on oil, and a few hold wealth. The country's economy has been affected by the sluggish oil industry. Countries like Brunei, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and other countries, the oil economy has benefited ordinary residents, and the per capita GDP has not been low. The per capita wage in Equatorial Guinea is 2,000 yuan (many people are not yet able to reach it), which is far from South Africa.

Africa is particularly backward mainly inland areas - Mali, Niger, Chad, South Sudan, Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and so on.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

The coastline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is short and almost landlocked.

The capital of Chad – N'Djamena

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing
Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

The capital of Central Africa – Bangui

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing
Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Safi has very good universities.

The University of Cape Town in South Africa is one of the world's top 300 companies and is ranked equivalent to Tongji University.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg, and Stellenbosch University are also Fortune 500 companies.

(Top 500 Benchmark mainland universities: Jilin University, Southeast University)

South Africa has a population of about 60 million, equivalent to a province, and the strength of higher education is not inferior to that of Jiangsu. South Africa also has the University of Pretoria, South Africa's North-West University, the University of the Western Cape, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Rhodes University and other famous universities.

Famous universities in other Saharan countries: McRae University (Uganda), University of Nairobi (Kenya), University of Ghana, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum University (Sudan) are equivalent to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and University of International Business and Economics.

Makerere University, built in 1922, in Kampala.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

There are also African universities (not fully enumerated) comparable to 211: Ibadan University (Nigeria), Lagos University (Nigeria), Cape Coast University (Ghana), Kwame Nkrumah University of Technology (Ghana), Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), Durban University of Technology (South Africa).

Africa's great societies have produced many engineers and doctors to solve Africa's problems.

Safi has a lot of strong football teams.

Safi countries that have participated in the World Cup: South Africa, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Nigerian football team

Cameroon has participated in the World Cup 7 times and Nigeria 6 times.

Senegal participated twice, beating Sweden at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan to reach the quarterfinals.

Ghana has participated 3 times, beating the United States in the World Cup in 2010 to achieve the quarter-finals, drawing with Uruguay in the quarter-finals, and outing in a penalty shootout.

South Africa and Côte d'Ivoire each had three occasions. South Africa has been promoted directly to the host once, and is currently the only African country that has hosted the World Cup.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo entered the World Cup (1974) once, when the country's name was Zaire.

These countries have football leagues, football clubs.

Zambia won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012. There are also Teams from North Africa, and it is difficult to win the championship.

African Footballer of the Year (not exhaustive): Drogba (Ivorian), Yaya Toure (Côte d'Ivoire), Eto'o (Cameroon), Mane (Senegal), Diouf (Senegal).

There are local car companies in Safi.

Representative car companies in Saar africa are: Innoson, Kantanka, Kiira, Birkin, Mobius.

Nigeria's domestic car, the Innoson

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

70% of parts for Innoson cars are produced domestically in Nigeria.

Ghana's homegrown car, the Kantanka

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Kantanka is a private car company founded in 1994.

A car made in Uganda – Kiira

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Kiira Automotive was founded in 2014.

Kiira launched the trolley.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

South African cars – Birkin

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

It is a convertible car with 2 seats.

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing

Kenyan cars – Mobius

Unconsciously, sub-Saharan Africa is modernizing