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ELI5: Why is Africa always in a state of peril?

Maybe that title is a little imperfect, but I know how valuable Land and resources are, and I think Africa has a lot of that, but it always seems to be unevolved and always in disarray. Also , I know a little about most countries and continents, but not very much about Africa, why was it left out of my education. Thanks in advanced.
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Plus, the continent is really fragmented.  The entire continent has almost no quality natural harbors (one in South Africa, a few on the Mediterranean, and that's it.) The coastlines tend to be rather jagged cliffs, which made it hard to catch up to commerce, back in the day.  
Many small rivers bisecting the land, large savannahs and desert divide the continent. Africa is a continent with dozens and dozens and dozens of different cultures, heritages, and languages, and many of these groups have been historically at odds with their neighbors.  
All of this really prevented Africa's ability to keep up with Europe and the Western world. Plus, ya know, slave trade.  
All those historical divisions between peoples haven't gone away, and modern weaponry has only made old hatreds much bloodier.  There are just so many different cultures that it's hard for a single nation to unify, much less a continent.