How Funerals Keep Africa Poor
from Disaffected Nigerian Hosted by Olayemi Olaniyi
In this video, I react to an essay by David Oks titled How Funerals Keep Africa Poor. According to the writer, extravagant funerals are common in Sub-Saharan African countries like Ghana, Nigeria, DR Congo, Cameroon, etc. He argues that these expensive funerals are not done just because of reverence for elders. He says they are a symptom of kinship obligations. And because African cultures, for the most part, are collectivist, it's hard for individuals to accumulate wealth. Find me on: X: https://x.com/LukeOlaniyi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dukeluke_ng/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dukeluke_ng Check out my magazine: https://disaffected.ng/
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