Colonisation is OVER

European countries have colonised and used Africa's land and people for some time, from the Portuguese to the British, and yet we've stopped trying to "take over" African countries.  Contemporary times seem to be focused on reparations or dealing with the consequences of colonisation, instead of continued use and exploitation of the land.  Why?  Is the land that shitty that agriculture won't continue to thrive?  Are the people that lazy that they can't force everyone to work towards industrialising civilization? 

Also, how can we terraform dry and arid land into fertile soil in order to grow crops?  This applies to Africa, the middle east, and parts of asia.  There is so much unused land, so why can't it be infused with nutrients, fertilizer, nitrates, etc.

We don't invest in africa because the natives tend to either destroy or 'nationalize' anything that becomes successfull. Why would you spend billions on infastructure when the next warlord decides he's just gonna take over your shit and give it back to the 'people'? 

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Oil barrens benifit from other regions being politically unstable, NOT when theirs are under attack. If iraq isn't pumping out it's quota, that means a barren somewhere else can either pump out more or sell what he has for more.