Americans are outraged. Gas prices have risen over 30 percent in four years, electricity has risen by over 30 percent in the last four years, and groceries have risen by over 20 percent. This is infuriating and Americans are well in the right to be disgusted by it. Now, imagine living in a country where gas prices have risen by 350 percent—yes, 350 percent!—in the last year, electricity prices have doubled in one year, and egg prices doubled in the last year.That’s the reality for the 200 million people that live in Nigeria and similar stories are the reality in many African countries (e.g., Ghana). As you can imagine, it has led to increases in crime, substandard products, depression and mental health issues, unemployment; the list is endless.One important thing for Americans and the

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