How come the continent Africa is so poor and not able to establish anything?

Question

How come the continent Africa is so poor and not able to establish anything?

Answer 1

Africa is where it is because everybody looks after themselfs before the country. I dont think there is a single government in Africa that is not corupt.

As for Baby the Nigerian government is the 2 most corupt in the world. That is by fact. I lived there and now how things are.

They are trading oil that is half owned by shell for South-African attack helicopters and dont tell there partners about it. In 2002 three government officials earned more than the gross income of the country.

Answer 2

and who told the continent Africa is so poor and not able to establish anything?

for your information Africa continent is not poor and have established so many things. at list i can speak of my country Nigeria.

Answer 3

That's a pretty complicated, sensitive question.  Answers might include, depending on who you talk to, corruption on a Jurassic scale, tribalism, the colonial legacy, poor resource allocation/development, a lack of value of education, abysmal leadership.

Answer 4

Because "the man" is trying to keep us down!