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The trading system already extracts wealth from poor countries. The council splits on whether taxation and aid reverse that flow or entrench it.
Neither alone succeeds; state capacity enables market success, as Kenya's M-Pesa and Rwanda's growth show.
Countries must build institutions that give educated citizens meaningful work and genuine voice.
Europe should open markets to African manufactured goods, not just commodities, while African states invest export revenues in education and infrastructure.