who is the richest person in africa.?  which country of the world is the most corrupt?
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The richest person in Africa is Nicky Oppenheimer from South Africa. I guess the most curropt country in the world is Somalia (goverment is not running the country at all).
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What money does the US send to africa, yeah right, I bet there is no money going over there from the US maybe certain famouse people in the US like oprah sends money but there is no account of the US government sending money to Africa the UN wouldn't even save their lives but the US is going to send money.
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This is so easy, the most impoverished nation on the planet is Mozambique in Africa. \n\nIn my church they showed us a picture of a native and he was wearing two-liter coke bottles strapped to his feet for shoes....you should google Mozambique and write and essay on what life would be like living in that country versus the goold old US of A.
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Why, what???. Iam a KENYAN, and very proud of it. in Kenya we are famouse for exporting, TEA, COFFEE, FISH etc.... we are also known ALL over the WORLD for our best ATHLETS, and VOLLEYBALL. lastly but not least we are known all over the world for our fa,ouse SAFARI, the best exotic animals, romantic beaches, nice hotels, in short KENYA is a turist destination.also we host so many SAFARI RALLIES. i dont know much about Nigeria but i know they are thieves, prostitutes all over the world, and they are the worst AFRICAN country, they are a shame to Africa,. well may be a few of them are proud but not too many, coz for a Nigerian its about going to America, Europe, they dont like their country at all. so are they really proud to be Nigerians??? well i dont think so.
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Corruption has been around since the beginning of time.  It is bad because it invariably has severe negative effects on individuals.  Fight it with the truth.
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According to the annual survey by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International, the world's least corrupt country is seen as being Iceland and the countries perceived as most corrupt are Bangladesh and Chad. The index defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain, and measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among a country's public officials and politicians. It is a composite index, drawing on 16 surveys from 10 independent institutions, which gathered the opinions of businesspeople and country analysts. Only 159 of the world's countries are included in the survey, due to an absence of reliable data from the remaining countries. The scores range from ten (squeaky clean) to zero (highly corrupt). A score of 5.0 is the number Transparency International considers the borderline figure distinguishing countries that do and do not have a serious corruption problem. Countries that have improved their rating since the 2004 index were Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Estonia, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Moldova, Nigeria, Qatar, Slovakia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Yemen. Some of the countries that have a worse rating since 2004 include Costa Rica, Gabon, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, and Uruguay.
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Why not every other developed country is corrupt?
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the problem lies in the system. a system with check-and-balance is really needed in most African countries as corruption pose a real threat to the development of African countries. The other reasons are complex, such as ethnic conflicts, civil wars and corruption.
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please!!   no more africa bashing in this forum.  To be a politician in Africa do like everywhere else.  Get an education, be part of a political party, and run for it's leadership!  This is what J.A. Kufour did in Ghana, he's Oxford Educated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (the hardest degree to get in in Oxford!), then he worked in various places, was part of forming the NPP party in Ghana, and linked up with the Ghanaians abroad to raise campaign financing for the 2000 elections.  He won, and he won a second term in 2004.  \n\nMany African leaders come from the military, because they are corrupt and the military is in power, and the only political party is the military!!  Like in Mauritania, Burkina-Faso, Central African Republic, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo (a hopeful name).  \n\nDemocratic presidents rule at least in Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, Angola, Tanzania, Liberia.  \n\nSome countries have contested elections, like Uganda, Ethiopia etc. and some countries have no elections at all, like in Tunisia, Gabon, Swaziland, where either one president has ruled for ever, or like in Swaziland it's a Kingdom with a very corrupt King.\n\nSo do like Kufour in Ghana, Mbeki in South Africa and start with an education and build your support in your country.  Anything else will lead you being hated by your people, and shot in the next coup d'etat against you.
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Richest Country Luxembourg\nPoorest Country East Timor\nNear near Abidjan of kenya aircraft crashed \nin 2012 solar eclipse appeared
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I don't have any detailed direct knowledge of specific problems, but an issue that runs throughout many (not all) African nations is corruption of the government.  The leaders of many countries are more focused on enhancing their own lives at the expense of their citizens that the people and their economies suffer [thus the problems with the banking systems].
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Yes some African Governments are corrupt,but who is teaching them?You,ve got it,Governments like the Labour Party.Corrupt from top to bottom and only interested in their own well being.They are all hypocrites @ HOGS.
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Richest Countries in Africa \nRank Country GDP - per capita \n1 Mauritius $ 11,400 \n2 South Africa $ 10,700 \n3 Botswana $ 9,000 \n4 Seychelles $ 7,800 \n5 Namibia $ 7,200 \n6 Tunisia $ 6,900 \n7 Libya $ 6,400 \n8 Algeria $ 6,000 \n9 Gabon $ 5,500 \n10 Swaziland $ 4,900 \n11 Egypt $ 4,000 \n12 Morocco $ 4,000 \n13 Lesotho $ 3,000 \n14 Equatorial Guinea $ 2,700\n -----> 15 Ghana $ 2,200\n\nPoorest than Ghana\n\n16 Guinea $ 2,100 \n17 Angola $ 1,900 \n18 Zimbabwe $ 1,900 \n19 Sudan $ 1,900 \n20 Mauritania $ 1,800\n\nMore info about Ghana\nThis page was last updated on 6 June, 2006\n\n\n \n\n\n \nLegend: Definition Field Listing Rank Order    Introduction    Ghana Top of Page  \nBackground:   \nFormed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the constitution in 1981 and a ban on political parties. A new constitution, restoring multiparty politics, was approved in 1992. Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS, head of state since 1981, won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR, who defeated former Vice President Atta MILLS in a free and fair election, succeeded him.  \n   Geography    Ghana Top of Page  \nLocation:   \nWestern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo  \nGeographic coordinates:   \n8 00 N, 2 00 W  \nMap references:   \nAfrica  \nArea:    \ntotal: 239,460 sq km \nland: 230,940 sq km \nwater: 8,520 sq km  \nArea - comparative:   \nslightly smaller than Oregon  \nLand boundaries:   \ntotal: 2,094 km \nborder countries: Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km  \nCoastline:   \n539 km  \nMaritime claims:   \nterritorial sea: 12 nm \ncontiguous zone: 24 nm \nexclusive economic zone: 200 nm \ncontinental shelf: 200 nm  \nClimate:   \ntropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north  \nTerrain:   \nmostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area  \nElevation extremes:   \nlowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m \nhighest point: Mount Afadjato 880 m  \nNatural resources:   \ngold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone  \nLand use:   \narable land: 17.54% \npermanent crops: 9.22% \nother: 73.24% (2005)  \nIrrigated land:   \n310 sq km (2003)  \nNatural hazards:   \ndry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts  \nEnvironment - current issues:   \nrecurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water  \nEnvironment - international agreements:   \nparty to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands \nsigned, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation  \nGeography - note:   \nLake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake  \n   People    Ghana Top of Page  \nPopulation:    \n22,409,572 \nnote: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)  \nAge structure:   \n0-14 years: 38.8% (male 4,395,744/female 4,288,720) \n15-64 years: 57.7% (male 6,450,828/female 6,483,781) \n65 years and over: 3.5% (male 371,428/female 419,071) (2006 est.)  \nMedian age:   \ntotal: 19.9 years \nmale: 19.7 y
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Africa's problems are of their own making.  Why people continue to think that writing checks and giving aid to the continent is the answer to its woes are wildly misguided.  The removal of corrupt leaders is key to any advancement.  As long as evil leaders reign, the Continent will remain a mess.  Where are those who promote women's rights when it comes to Africa?  Where are those who who understand that its poverty and famine are a man-made condition (by the current leadership)?  It is unfortunate, but African governments need to be overthrown before economic advancement, women's rights, and hunger, etc, can be overcome.  Any aid needs to have strings attached and should be directed and allocated by those provideding it, not corrupt leaders who steal it and disperse it to cronies and care nothing of their own people.  \n\nGive a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Here is Forbes' list of the 10 richest people in the world as of 3/7/06:\n\nWilliam Gates \nWarren Buffett \nCarlos Slim Helú \nIngvar Kamprad \nLakshmi Mittal \nPaul Allen \nBernard Arnault \nPrince Alwaleed \nKenneth Thomson \nLi Ka-shing
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I would say Monaco and Zimbabwe as the poorest. Monaco is the richest for sure per capita.
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WEALTHIEST COUNTRIES\n_________________\n\n1. United States\n2. People's Republic of China\n3. Japan\n4. India\n5. Germany\n6. United Kingdom\n7. France\n8. Italy\n9. Brazil\n10. Russia\n\nWEALTHIEST MAN\n______________\n\nBill Gates - $51 billion\n\nWEALTHIEST WOMAN\n________________\n\nAlice Walton - $18 billion