Corruption seems to have become part of life in africa. who is suporting these guys?
350821
Corruption seems to have become part of life EVERY WHERE! It is a shame that greed has taken root in sooo many.
725332
Big oil=big corruption.\n\nThey need to be investigated and charged.
1024176
Stop giving them money and aid. Foreign aid gives those likely to be corrupt an object to their corruption.
1009924
I think you mean Angola, because UNITA was using the diamonds and the government was using oil to fund the civil war. Now that it is over, though, it seems no one has any money now, it is all just being syphoned out of the country.
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Nope. It's a scam. The Nigerians want money and will anything to get it. I once heard that in Nigeria, you have to bribe with money, to get hired for a job, or to do anything else.
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nigeria is corrupt. Lot of scammers live there...\nBeware of unsolicited letters or emails from a Nigerian or other foreign government official requesting assistance in the transfer of excess funds from a foreign country into your bank account.
417891
Nigerians are stereotyped as con-artists and corrupt officials. I work with a Nigerian and I think he's a great guy. I don't know anything else about Nigeria but I wouldn't especially like to go there - sorry!
229191
The main issue in Africa is tribalism.  It has caused many problems in the past and current day.  Until they are able to get past this major obstable, Africa will stay in this state of confusion and chaos.  Nothing is being done by Africans or its governments to solve this problem.
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The resources of Africa have historically been exploited by Europeans and Americans, etc. The Africans themselves have been largely cut out of the deal. \n\nA handful of African leaders get rich, the rest of the population dies of malaria and dysentery.
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Lets not forget that africa is looked down upon because it's citizens are mostly black people. Around the world people have been prejudiced and treated the people of this continent just horribly. \n\nThere has been many many groups that have enslaved/abused them for centuries. Is it because we have seen them running around in their jungle clothes and we equate that with the idea of this group of people is not respectable and therefore we will step on them?  Well we know the answer to this has been yes. \n\nEven today the world looks at africa and see's hostilities and corruption at every turn. \n\nRemember Idi Amin? Ruthless leader that killed hundreds if not thousands of his own citizens.\n\nNot to mention stories of genocide that pop up every few years.\n\nI have heard stories of when slavery was legal that when countries went to africa to get slaves, their own leaders gladly sold them. \n\nAll this adds up to a contintent that has been abused by just about everyone, and the prejudice and bigotry to this day is prevalent. \n\nWhay can africa do to turn this all around? The answer has to be education, it would give them the ability to compete at a greater level with the rest of the world. It would help cut down on the spread of disease. A.I.D.S could be slowed down, as we all know A.I.D.S. is way out of control. I have heard estimates that some countries have as much as 30% infection rate.\n\nIf we can educate, run out the prejudice, run out the corruption, and most likely economic relief. Africa can turn things around.
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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.
440727
The problem in the third world countries is not money to be solved by these aids. The problem is corruption, ignorance and social underdevelopment. People there should wake up, thats their only way.
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All the african nations recently have made an impact on the world stage - Nigeria, Cameroon and Senegal especially. To be honest I think Togo and Angola might not create too many shocks, they are in tough groups with seasoned campaigners but I would be very wary of the Ivory Coast
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IF THERE IS A POPULAR, MONEY EARNING EVENT IN INDIA, THERE WILL BE CORRUPTION ALSO OPERATES.\nTHEY COMBINED TOGETHER GETTING RICH.
157100
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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Versus the Kenyans from Asian countries?\nPower is a corrupting force and has been a part of most civilized peoples interaction with government.  Whether it is cronyism or selling your vote ot embezlement, you can find it almost everywhere, it is just more stark in Africa as the news most western nations recieve abour Africa is negative and the differences in the income levels, a poor person there versus a rich persus is quite vast.
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warlords, then kings, now politicians. soon it may be rich people doing it.