Another take on Brexit from an African perspective
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The EU is highly protectionist, very similar to china.
Why should an EU farmer get an higher wage than an African farmer ?
the EU is most likely to start treating the UK just like it treats african countries. It will increase tariffs for financial services to prop up its own domestic one.
This is not a bad thing for the UK, the UK could learn to start trading with a much more potentially lucrative group of african countries. Africa has a lot more primary resources then Europe and the UK could potentially help open up the block just it it did for the EU.
China has committed trillions to developing African countries they build hospitals, schools and "cultural centers" and then offer loans to cover huge infrastructure projects like roads, railways, ports and power plants all are later built by Chinese companies.
China is also smart they send chinese teachers to those schools they build teaching the chinese language and culture to Africans.
http://www.ibtimes.com/china-africas-new-colonial-overlord-s...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/jan/12/c...
http://www.cnbc.com/2014/12/30/recolonizing-africa-a-modern-...
So when it comes to Africa the UK has probably considerably less prospects than you would imagine, especially considering that China and the EU have already made claims there.
It's going to be really interesting to see just what deal would the UK strike with the EU if it even pulls out.
Boris Johnson said today that he will not be aiming to be the MP mainly because although being one of the leaders of the Leave camp he doesn't actually wants to leave.
This is true. This has always been true (especially compared to China). Brexit doesn't change this.