africa exports raw materials like crude oil, timber and cobalt because they are deemed VALUABLE by the united states global market.

value is another name for profit, and profit is possible when you pay workers very little compared to what you charge customers.

in ESSENCE global trade is profitable because the raw materials used to make the goods we consume are extracted by cheap labor, i.e. the african body.

africa is full of cheap bodies, a phenomenon experts refer to as ‘poverty.’ consequently, africa’s underdevelopment or poverty is necessary for global trade.

our suffering provides cheap goods for you and big profits for corporations. oh and great dance music!