Africa has:
1. 2% of the world's GDP
2. 14% of the world's population
3. 60% of the world's arable land.
Enough said.

Perhaps you'd like to go and talk to the Chinese Diamond Miners about this:

http://www.theindependent.c...

And also the Zim Minister of Mines and his possession of large amounts of cash, property, cattle and businesses from untraceable sources:

http://nehandaradio.com/201...

LOL this is actually a story!?

As an African country, we may not be poor, but our levels of corruption reveal just how poor of heart our leaders are, as they continue to milk the treasury, while keeping the citizens in poverty.