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Africa is not a country, it is a continent. Africa itself consists of some of the richest nations (mostly located in the northern portion of the continent). The poor African nations are mostly located in Subsaharan Africa. This portion of Africa had been isolated from civilization for centuries, as the Sahara Desert acts as an impediment to travel. The first true contact to civilization is when the Europeans arrived. They conquered the continent and established colonies. They stopped Africa from becoming industrialized themselves, and this is the reason for the poorness. Industrialization and business = money, which Subsaharan Africa had/has little of. Just now are these countries growing in industry and business, and are earning huge sums of money. Another reason is that this is the location for the most corrupted nations. These countries' governments keep the money to themselves and give little to their own people; this is why there is huge poverty, death rates, etc. in these nations as well.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoAfrica has listed its top 10 poorest countries. Here is the list the top: Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Niger, Sierra Leone, Malawi, and Togo.
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∙ 12y agoThe poorest region is west Africa due to war and corruption
Yet at the time being, Zimbabwe is the poorest
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Africa's poorest country is Democratic Republic Congo.
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∙ 15y agoNo, Kenya is not even in the top 10 poorest countries in the world. At the moment this appears to be Zimbabwe.
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∙ 12y agoZimbabwe
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West
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Zimbabwe
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You spelled Africa wrong.
Who is the poorest man in South Africa?
Wasn't it everyone?
