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Africas coastal countries tend to be wealthier than the landlocked ones as they can trade more easily with the rich outside world to sell their resources

South Africa benefits from access to two oceans, natural wealth of gold, silver and coal and a climate and land that allow for large-scale food production. Thanks to being so far south and having a quick rise to highland from the coast, they do not suffer from malaria. This allowed European colonialists to push into its interior quickly and start industrial activity.

Nigeria is africas largest producer of oil #bokoharam #gcsegeog

Farming is difficult in many parts of Africa due to lots of pests and disease, infertile land, and rivers that have many falls