“Are black Africans cursed?” — VDM questions why black African countries lag behind in development

Popular controversial speaker, VeryDarkMan (VDM), has sparked debate after questioning why some African countries with Black populations lag in development compared to others.

His post has ignited discussions about infrastructure, governance, and investment across the continent.

VDM questions why black African countries is behind

VDM shared his observations after traveling and comparing African countries.

“When I came into this country, I started asking myself, is this really an African country? Then I realized that Africa, the only people doing well, are in African countries without Black skin. Are you so crazy?” he wrote.

“Are African countries with Black skin cursed? Look at developed countries like Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, and others. Why is Black Africa different?”  

Popular controversial speaker, VeryDarkMan (VDM), has sparked debate after questioning why some African countries with Black populations lag in development compared to others.

His post has ignited discussions about infrastructure, governance, and investment across the continent.

VDM questions why black African countries is behind

VDM shared his observations after traveling and comparing African countries.

“When I came into this country, I started asking myself, is this really an African country? Then I realized that Africa, the only people doing well, are in African countries without Black skin. Are you so crazy?” he wrote.

“Are African countries with Black skin cursed? Look at developed countries like Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, and others. Why is Black Africa different?”  

“Are African countries with Black skin cvrsed? Look at developed countries like Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, and others. Why is Black Africa different?”

— VeryDarkMan pic.twitter.com/URyeoxmXCA

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) January 15, 2026