AFRICAN POVERTY- WHOM TO BLAME?? Poverty in Africa- The causes The facts about poverty and its root causes do not stop our political leaders telling us how generous we are to Africa. Of how much they care about doing something about it. And of how proud they are (and we should be too) of the amount rich countries give in aid. It’s time our political leaders gave us an honest account and told us the truth about the world’s relationship with Africa. The true story of Africa’s billion dollar losses   The Global South is being drained of resources by the rest of the world and it is losing far more each year than it gains. Africa alone loses few hundred billion dollars each year to the rest of the world. This is mainly in profits made by foreign companies, tax dodging and the costs of adapting to climate change. Whilst rich countries often talk about the aid their countries give to Africa, this is in fact much less than what Africa loose each year. The idea that we are ...