Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are scattered with ‘market-dominant minorities’. Colonialism provided many examples of market-dominant minorities. Market-dominant minorities continue to exist throughout the continent. Politicians often avoid the risks of demonising market-dominant minorities simply because doing so is economically risky and unlikely to yield political rewards. That is the paradox of market-dominant minorities in Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 10, 2016 19:30 UTC