If only all things were created equal, many won’t have to suffer anymore from typical issues like poverty, unequal school and work opportunities, and access to healthcare while some (the elite) spend money on luxuries regardless of the price tag. If there is one place here on Earth that epitomizes the face of poverty, that would have to be Africa. How many times have you heard/ reprimanded to finish your meal because there are millions of Africans suffering from hunger. It’s true that Africa is one of the poorest places in the planet despite being rich in natural resources. The truth is corruption is usually the cause for poverty in any nation. Public funds that are supposedly intended for the delivery of basic services go into the pockets of corrupt leaders who are only after of what they can gain from public office. Public service means little to them and they don’t care that thousands die from starvation or that famine is spreading in many places in Africa because the government has no funds to provide for them.
(Via: http://www.ipsnews.net/2017/05/africa-more-than-just-conflicts-corruption-disasters/) Africa is such a big and rich continent but its resources are not put into good use. You can see poverty wherever you look. Many of the children are severely malnourished and even the animals suffer too. Poor and underdeveloped countries are more likely to suffer from corruption than the progressive ones. Even armed conflicts have prevented non-profits from sending valuable supplies, thereby making the rest of the African population die in vain.
Even other nations benefit from Africa’s rich resources while millions of Africans don’t even have access to the most basic of services such as access to food supplies and clean water. What an irony that they get looted of their country’s richness while made to look poor by the rest of the world. In all honesty, Africa is not only a rich country but a beautiful one too that is also home to many wild animals you no longer get to see in other countries except in zoos. Despite these natural attractions, though, issues of poverty, corruption and security are among the first to come to mind of tourists when they hear the word Africa.
(Via: http://allafrica.com/stories/201706050150.html) As many Africans suffer in ignorance and poverty, its many leaders take care of their personal interests at the expense of the people. African minerals are squandered by other people and little revenue goes back to the country. What a shame, indeed. Politicians don’t do their jobs of protecting the people’s interests. It’s the reason why the government itself can’t provide primary services for free like what most progressive nations do. Aside from that, even the help extended by NGO’s don’t get to its intended recipients making the poor Africans suffer even more from poverty and famine that is sweeping many places in Africa right now. The following article Corruption Is To Blame For The Widespread Poverty In Africa Find more on: Naked Conversations from https://www.nakedconversations.com/corruption-is-to-blame-for-the-widespread-poverty-in-africa/
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