More surviving African states?

So, did Morocco's economy suffer less under French colonial rule than, say, Tunisia's economy did?
That's a good question and I don't have the answer.

It would be hard to answer properly: in Vietnam, I believe exports boomed with the French due the rubber production, but how much benefitted the people and how much the 10.000 colonists? Hard to untangle.

Morocco has definitely been more stable since Independence and is more prosperous than Tunisia, even pre-Arab spring. Would be interesting oo compare with Madagascar which was also a Lyautey/Gallieni effort
 
You have the possibility of the coastal West African ones such as Benin and Oyo. In fact if the king converted in the 1500s when asked by the Portuguese they could have done pretty well.
 

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You have the possibility of the coastal West African ones such as Benin and Oyo. In fact if the king converted in the 1500s when asked by the Portuguese they could have done pretty well.

Disagree. Congo Kingdom converted to Catholicism but it was still raided by Europeans for slaves afterwards and was eventually destroyed and colonized. Religion doesn't automatically protect you from European conquest.
 
Madagascar.

Had Maurice, Count de Benyovszky successfully integrated himself into the Betsimisaraka-Menabe/Boine alliances of the East and West Coasts much like the english Pirate Thomas Tew did birthing Ratsimilaho future Zana-malata king of the East coast there could have been a way with which France's claim could be butterflied away.

It would also provide opportunities to use the various international connections of pirates in and around Nosy Be and/or Nosy Bohara/Ile Sainte-Marie and royals of Austria to provide weaponry and military training could have under Tsiomeko of Biona crushed the rising tide of Merina power in the central highlands who up until the end of the 18th century were mostly attacked and enslaved by lowlanders.

By creating bicoastal alliance and crushing marina power the island could be under one family. The Hova resistance in the highlands could align with lowlander Andriana and the proliferation of western warfare could make the island all but impenetrable since they over all are of one language and for the most part united in a single culture with many locational variations.
 
Disagree. Congo Kingdom converted to Catholicism but it was still raided by Europeans for slaves afterwards and was eventually destroyed and colonized. Religion doesn't automatically protect you from European conquest.
Yeah I know religion doesn't automatically save you from being conquered but from what I read it would have at least started an earlier weapon and given incentives idea trade which would with the right leaders help.
 
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