It’s only a matter of law and order, and the will to have a content population. If Africa got quality government it could do a turnaround to being a world powerhouse in less than half a century. Just look at North America. America and Canada doing are doing rather well, but Mexico is a basket case of poverty despite massive natural resources and a population willing to work (which is mostly why they come here).
“If Africa got quality government it could do a turnaround to being a world powerhouse in less than half a century. Just look at North America.”
With or without “quality government”, it is not likely Africa (the subsaharan part at any rate) would ever be a world powerhouse.