What are some causes of poverty in Africa?

As governments, aid workers and activists search for solutions to the urgent problem of widespread poverty and seek to combat its many negative effects, there is a need to identify the causes of poverty in order to create sustainable change. read more

Poverty in Africa is caused by a number of factors. The leading causes are corruption and poor governance, limited employment opportunities, poor infrastructure, poor resource usage, wars and unending conflicts, poor World Bank and IMF policies, among others. read more

From my empirical experience living in poor Africa, I have a better picture to tell some of the causes and not like the liberal media, The Economist and others that will, in favour of political correctness, will often paint a different picture on the deplorable conditions facing Africa/West African kids. read more