It has been established and it's a fact that the West had engaged in pre colonial, colonial and post colonial exploitation of African resources.
The US/West exploits the world through various clandestine activities but most especially it's currency.
The economic disparity between the collective west and developing countries can be considered an exploitation or rebranded slavery.
The legal minimum wage for jobs in most western countries is the equivalent of $10/hr.
For illustration,
A factory worker in the US/west earns $15/hr, 8 hours per day in a 5 day work week = about $500 weekly.
In 2 weeks time, this factory worker would be able to save about $1000 for a tech product (let's say an iPhone).... I know this worker will have other needs but this is just for illustration.
Meanwhile, a factory worker in Nigeria working 8 hours a day..maybe 10K a day ..in a 5 day work week would earn like 50K naira weekly...in 2 weeks, that's 100K naira (less than $250 as of today).

Both had the same labour input but the Nigerian was exploited by the hegemon.

The West influenced the politics of Africa.
Most African countries are still under defacto colonialism.
The Western interference in our domestic politics allows them install puppets('African leaders') who in turn give the colonizers a free hand to loot our resources.

We can take advantage of the rivalry between the West and East and use it to our own benefit.

FreddieGray: