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easuter on July 24, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: With Launch of AU Passport, Africa Is Now Borderle...

> How do you think the Chinese manage to get access to every natural resource?

> Just bribe a leader and you're home free

Heh, far from it. See this documentary about Chinese operations in the Congo, for example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0C4_88ub_M

Getting anything done in Africa is a pain in the ass, and it goes far beyond just bribing the right people.

finid on July 25, 2016 [–]

That video highlights part of the problem in Africa, well after negotiations have brought in the highest <i>briber</i>.

But it's all part of that complexity of doing business there.

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