Why is Africa so poor?

It is concluded, after a detailed study, that not all of Africa is poor. There are classes of Africans who are rich as well as poor. The rich are becoming richer and the poor are becoming poorer. In Africa, there is diamond and oil trading. The rich part of Africa keeps the money from this business for themselves. They are not giving any to their own poor people, and instead, are abusing and secluding the poor for their trade to prosper. The leaders of the poor part of Africa are responsible for not caring for their own people, and they multiply their own wealth. So, the rich resources that the African country is possessing is not maintained and distributed properly among all the African people by the leaders and rich Africans.

Some of the African countries, like South Africa, Morocco, Kenya and Egypt have high living standards. These countries help the other wealthy nations to snatch away the natural resources of Africa, and bring them to their already wealthy countries.

Colonialism was one of the reasons why Africa remained backward. The warring tribes were made to reside in one nation, and the other tribes were split by artificial boundaries. Some of the tribes were allowed to take up the power of ruling where the country has raised up to an extent.

There is no well developed economy without a strong Government in a country. Although Africans have great access to good education, health care, and natural resources, a strong Government that can maintain the country in balanced manner is lacking.

It is a feeling among the African people that during colonialism they were treated as slaves, and not allowed to raise their voices regarding any issue. They used to consider their leader as their father, and cannot replace him. These leaders were under the control of the authorities.