Ya, cuz providing them with the energy sources necessary to move to a productive, self-sufficient culture over the last 60 years, would have meant they could have benefitted from their own natural resources, and impacted the West’s ability to exploit them.
Yes.
I was watching a video a while back, and the African physician who wanted a diesel generator would only be eligible for any kind of aid if he accepted ONLY solar panels. If he purchased or was given a diesel generator to use in his small dispensary, it made him automatically ineligible.
Just burned my ass to read that.