{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mpelembe Network","provider_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/author\/admin\/","title":"Why joblessness and diamonds fuel civil war - Mpelembe Network","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rdGchzWZYz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/why-joblessness-and-diamonds-fuel-civil-war\/\">Why joblessness and diamonds fuel civil war<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/why-joblessness-and-diamonds-fuel-civil-war\/embed\/#?secret=rdGchzWZYz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why joblessness and diamonds fuel civil war&#8221; &#8212; Mpelembe Network\" data-secret=\"rdGchzWZYz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Factory-Closed.png","thumbnail_width":1022,"thumbnail_height":555,"description":"The current growth trajectory in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is insufficient to prevent a permanent divergence in regional living standards. For nearly three decades, average labor productivity has remained stagnant, while total factor productivity (TFP)\u2014the primary barometer of economy-wide efficiency\u2014has contributed a negligible 0.25 percentage points to growth over the last quarter-century. Historically, regional expansions have been transitory, tethered to volatile commodity cycles or inefficient public investment. These models have failed to catalyze the durable private investment required to sustain growth once external booms fade. To leverage the region\u2019s demographic profile, a fundamental shift is required: transitioning from an exhausted state-led model to a sustainable, private-sector-driven engine."}