How the World Bank and the IMF destroy Africa
The World Bank and the IMF (the International Monetary Fund) were set up during the end of the Second World War to rebuild the economies of Europe. However, in order for the world bank and the IMF to implement their policies, they (the world bank and the IMF) began offering loans to poor countries but only if the poor countries privatized their economies and allowed western corporations free access to their raw materials and markets. That was a poverty trap and many poor countries realized it when it was too late. We were already in chains. That was the beginning of much of the problems we face today in Africa. Now we are in a vicious cycle of poverty and there seems to be no way out. The western corporations flourish while the poor continue to die in poverty. In other words, the poor in Africa continue to feed the greedy rich corporations in the western world. The poor get poorer while the rich get richer. People continue to die from extreme poverty and hunger in Africa and other parts of the world but not so many people know the World Bank, The IMF and the WTO are behind almost all these. It is a new form of war whereby the rich western corporations use hunger and deaths as weapons of mass destruction.
Dividing Nigeria into two separate countries
So many meaningless borders continue to divide Africa today. Africa today is like a termitarium with so many tunnels leading to nowhere. We all pray for a united Africa why because there is power and strength in Unity. Unity breeds understanding and understanding breeds hope. Unity breeds trust, power, and love and with unity, even the impossible is possible. Just imagine a world whereby all people live together peacefully as a united community. Just imagine all the 55 separate countries in Africa coming together to form one big community. Imagine a United States of Africa and imagine the power and strength such a unity could bring. Just imagine Africa without all these meaningless borders. Just imagine Africa whereby goods and services flow freely from one state to another. Just imagine an Africa without all these barriers and imagine the market boom and prosperity such a unity could bring.
The Future of Africa: The New Africa
Is Africa the poorest continent on earth? The answer is NO. Africa is not the poorest continent on earth. In fact, Asia is far poorer than Africa. The Indian subcontinent alone contains nearly 50 percent of the total population of poor people in the world today. Africa and the rest of Asia contain about 40 percent of the world's poor population. Latin America and the rest of the world contain the remaining 10 percent. So as you can see, Africa contains just about 20% of the world's poor population. Asia contains at least 60-65% of the world's poor population. It depends on how you view poverty. If you are judging continents based on the number of advanced countries then you may put Asia ahead of Africa because of countries like Japan and China but if you are judging continents based on the number of poor people and the intensity of poverty then it is a huge mistake to place Asia ahead (in the good side) of Africa why because Africa is far better than Asia in terms of living conditions and the levels of poverty.
Major problems facing Malawi today
Malawi or the Republic of Malawi (formerly Nyasaland named after "Lake Nyasa" or Lake Malawi which is the third largest lake in all of Africa) is a beautiful landlocked country located at the southeastern part of Africa just at the east of the Republic of Zambia. The Republic of Malawi has a total land area of about 118,484 squared kilometers (about 24,404sq km covered by water). The Republic of Malawi also shares borders with the Republic of Tanzania to the northeast and the Republic of Mozambique to the south, east and west. Malawi shares Lake Malawi (popularly known as Lake Nyasa or Lake Niassa in most African countries) with the Republics of Tanzania and Mozambique. Although Malawi is a landlocked country, Lake Malawi serves as a little sea with abundance of fish. Lake Malawi also provides abundance of fresh water and great beaches. The Republic of Malawi has a total population of about 16.5 million people with the population growth rate around 2.8%. Just about 20% of the total Malawian population live in urban areas.The Majority live as subsistence farmers in rural areas where they grow crops and rear animals just to feed themselves and their families.
China-Africa partnership: Good and Bad
When the Europeans came to Africa, our ancestors welcomed them and gave them a place to stay why because they said they "come in peace". The Europeans brought the Bible with them to Africa. Not just that, the Europeans also brought with them several guns and chains together with the Bible all the way down to Africa. That was the beginning of much of our pains and sorrows. The Bible "kills" both physically and spiritually in Africa. The gun kills faster than any 'bow and arrow'. The chain worsens the pains one must go through before death. All 3 items the Europeans brought with them to Africa are the main reasons why we continue to suffer in Africa today. The Bible, the chain and the gun the Europeans brought with them to Africa are the main reasons why Africa wallows in pain and in sorrows. They (the Europeans) fooled us with their Bible then captured and tied us with the chains they brought with them and now they continue to shoot at us with the gun and there appears to be very little we can do about it. Such is the outcome of our (Africans) first encounter with the Europeans.