Why is the country of Niger poor?

To understand why one in six children die before their fifth birthday in Niger, you need to understand the background to the country's poverty and lack of adequate healthcare. read more

Obviously african countries that have access to the ocean are poor, but Niger has a severely hard time exporting goods to those that want them. they have to pay the other African countries to do anything. read more

Niger or the Niger (/ˈnaɪdʒər/ ( listen) or /niːˈʒɛər/; French: ), officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. read more

Obviously african countries that have access to the ocean are poor, but Niger has a severely hard time exporting goods to those that want them. they have to pay the other African countries to do anything. It’s impossible for growth! africa should have been divided in a way that all the countries would have a way to get in via Ocean. read more

Let’s start with the obvious, Nigeria is POOR. No offense to my fellow Nigerians, but when 70% of your fellow citizens are scrapping by on less than $2 a day, there is no word for it but poverty. read more