The continent of Africa has many natural resources, ranging from crude oil to natural stones, but there are no leaders who can demand processing of the majority of the natural resources.
I think the major problem of most African countries is the political thief and the corruption system of their political leader. An example is countries like Botswana which is richly blessed with diamonds but the people especially those working on the diamond farm are still suffering.
Topic: Resource Control in Africa - page 2. (Read 231 times)
Struggle over normal assets has made Africa the focal point of worldwide consideration, especially during the last 10 years.
Last 10 years?Are you kidding?
Africa's problems start from way back when Foreign powers evaded and scrambled to colonize their land, brought in slave traded and stripped them off their culture, and they are feeling the effects to this day.
Struggle over normal assets has made Africa the focal point of worldwide consideration, especially during the last 10 years. From oil in Nigeria and precious stones in the DRC, to land in Zimbabwe and water in the Horn of Africa, the governmental issues encompassing possession, the execution, and control of regular assets has disturbed networks and expanded outer mediation in these nations. Such struggle can possibly influence regular asset supply universally, with both nearby and far-reaching consequences.
Africa has always been the major source of raw materials since it was discovered by other parts of the world. The scrambling and partitioning of Africa by the European powers show how important Africa is to the entire world. But it is unfortunate that since after independence from colonial masters Africa has never been a pride of its occupants. Many Africans are fleeing away from a land that houses some of the world's precious human and natural resources. The majority of illegal migrants that have died because of the risky journey through the sea, desert, or road are Africans. African nations are currently ruled by greedy despots that want to become life presidents and transfer power to their children even when it is clear that they will lead the nation to its doomsday.
Africa's suffering does not stem from the abundance or lack of natural resources, as some argue. Rather, the problem lies in the selfish and greedy leadership of African nations. In the past, these leaders traded human lives for profit, even using mirrors and salt to exchange their own people. Now that valuable resources have been discovered, developed nations covet them for their monetary value. African leaders use forceful measures like guns, security personnel, and militias to maintain control, even under the guise of democracy, and take all profits from these resources for themselves.
Sometimes I believe that Africa suffers from the "curse of the resources", basically it is a theory, a social and economical one that the more natural resources a country has, the more inefficient and prone not to develop their fully capabilities is.
There are countries which do not even have the availability of energy some countries like Venezuela o Nigeria have, and they are fully in control of their power grind, we can think of Japan as a country with limited resources, but they have managed to master efficiency.
Of course, there are also other things to consider in Africa (and Latin America), like the political climate and the impact some dictators have had, though.
There are countries which do not even have the availability of energy some countries like Venezuela o Nigeria have, and they are fully in control of their power grind, we can think of Japan as a country with limited resources, but they have managed to master efficiency.
Of course, there are also other things to consider in Africa (and Latin America), like the political climate and the impact some dictators have had, though.
The continent of Africa has many natural resources, ranging from crude oil to natural stones, but there are no leaders who can demand processing of the majority of the natural resources. Despite the fact that we have fewer natural disasters than the rest of the world, the continent is poor and suffers more of what is naturally available to them. It is my belief that if leaders make intelligent and right demands from developed countries, they gradually begin to develop instructions for the processing of their resources.
Struggle over normal assets has made Africa the focal point of worldwide consideration, especially during the last 10 years. From oil in Nigeria and precious stones in the DRC, to land in Zimbabwe and water in the Horn of Africa, the governmental issues encompassing possession, the execution, and control of regular assets has disturbed networks and expanded outer mediation in these nations. Such struggle can possibly influence regular asset supply universally, with both nearby and far-reaching consequences.
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