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Tse Tse fly and civilizations in Africa


Hans de Vries

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Do you think the tse tse fly might be the reson why civilization in Africa never developed to the same level as in Europe/ 

It carries deadly diseases that kill livestock like crazy. Therefore draft animals never took hold in Sub Saharan Africa, severely limiting amount of available power.

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