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.

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Huh? Uh, no.

First off, most of Europe isn't in Iraq. That's America's little pet project; go bother the US government. Second, building up that kind on infrastructure doesn't cost billions, it costs trillions. It's a massive investment. Even if all the Western countries decided to invest everything they had in Africa, it would take a long time. Africa is big.

But, ultimately, why bother? Investing in other markets is a better idea. You get more of a return over the same period of time. Only after all other markets have been developed or exhausted will investors turn to Africa. It really is the very bottom of the pile.