Africa needs to fix continent, richest people are politicians

[nicecrypto]

        Forget Dangote and the rest of the billionaires, the richest people in Africa are politicians. Africans need to reevaluate and rethink their system, so much power is given to the politicians and without any checks or balances. How can an ex-governor not be tried in court for his mischievous activities because there is a written document that said so who signed the documents is it the populace? They loot millions of dollars and stack them up for their families whereas the masses are suffering.
        They even go as far as banning the trading of cryptocurrencies because they feel people might benefit from it. When the world is enjoying it. African needs to be taken to the hospital and given proper treatment because they are moving backward. More strength to their youth as many are still thriving in the harsh environment.

If politicians are the only people rich in your country then why people still elect them? On next election people should erase them on their balots and find those politician who have political will to make your country better. Its no use at all if citizens will continue to trust them since your country cannot advance if corrupt officials are still on tgeir sets.

The problem is in most African countries including mine, it is really not about the vote. Yes people understands this and some are willing to make the change but poverty and the entire corrupt system still keeps this people in office. People sell their votes for money, Pulling station officers are bought to change results. The entire system is corrupt it will take a miracle for most African countries to have a free and fair election.

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[iamsheikhadil]

You know, in these cases I support the invasion of developed countries to overthrow the corrupt politicians, even if that's against ethics. While the collateral damages for a foreign invasion always results in killings of Innocents, this is the only possible way to restore people's rights and democracy when every other option is closed and people are oppressed! Sadly, most human rights activists ignore their pleas and focuses on political activities!

[MFahad]

        Forget Dangote and the rest of the billionaires, the richest people in Africa are politicians. Africans need to reevaluate and rethink their system, so much power is given to the politicians and without any checks or balances.

This is true for most part of the under-developed countries around the world. The politicians in these countries misuse their powers and keep their country men as they were the king and the public are their slaves. These people will never let crypto grow in their country because they don't want people to get financial freedom.

[iamsheikhadil]

        Forget Dangote and the rest of the billionaires, the richest people in Africa are politicians. Africans need to reevaluate and rethink their system, so much power is given to the politicians and without any checks or balances.

This is true for most part of the under-developed countries around the world. The politicians in these countries misuse their powers and keep their country men as they were the king and the public are their slaves. These people will never let crypto grow in their country because they don't want people to get financial freedom.

I don't think they are against crypto because they don't want the people to find freedom financially, but I think it's because they are fool enough to not know enough about crypto themselves else they themselves would be investing in crypto these corrupt politicians are so gullible. If the common people mass protest physically and the army refuses to obey these politicians orders, it would be such a nice movement

[slapper]

It does not only happen in Africa. Other countries around the world have the same situation whereas people do not have the rights to control their own country. Most of the power belongs to the richest, baddest and most corruptive. That is why bitcoin is created. The decentralization will become an essential part of the world when there are less people trust the current system

Don't worry. They can ban bitcoin but it does not mean people is totally prevented from accessing the blockchain. There are methods helping you to bypass the authorities and join the future revolution

[Kakmakr]

        Forget Dangote and the rest of the billionaires, the richest people in Africa are politicians. Africans need to reevaluate and rethink their system, so much power is given to the politicians and without any checks or balances. How can an ex-governor not be tried in court for his mischievous activities because there is a written document that said so who signed the documents is it the populace? They loot millions of dollars and stack them up for their families whereas the masses are suffering.
        They even go as far as banning the trading of cryptocurrencies because they feel people might benefit from it. When the world is enjoying it. African needs to be taken to the hospital and given proper treatment because they are moving backward. More strength to their youth as many are still thriving in the harsh environment.

Well, they are good at shifting the blame. Robert Mugabe blamed all his problems on the "West" and his people were suffering under his regime. He was the President for that country from from 1987 to 2017 for 30 years and he almost destroyed that country.

Look at what is happening in South Africa.... The current government and local government is some of the most corrupt people on this planet. The so-called "Rainbow" nation has almost collapsed and some the Black people are the most racist people you can get. (Blaming everything on "White" people and "Colonization" and "Apartheid")

I work on projects in Africa and I go through South Africa to work in some African countries and it is quickly turning into a shithole. (Sorry if I offend people, but it is the truth.... I have been working and visiting Africa for 30 years and it is the worst I have seen it in almost 20 years.) 

[bryant.coleman]

Well, they are good at shifting the blame. Robert Mugabe blamed all his problems on the "West" and his people were suffering under his regime. He was the President for that country from from 1987 to 2017 for 30 years and he almost destroyed that country.

Look at what is happening in South Africa.... The current government and local government is some of the most corrupt people on this planet. The so-called "Rainbow" nation has almost collapsed and some the Black people are the most racist people you can get. (Blaming everything on "White" people and "Colonization" and "Apartheid")

I work on projects in Africa and I go through South Africa to work in some African countries and it is quickly turning into a shithole. (Sorry if I offend people, but it is the truth.... I have been working and visiting Africa for 30 years and it is the worst I have seen it in almost 20 years.) 

South Africa is one of the most developed countries in the African continent, and ironically the reason for that is the white population. Compare South Africa to neighboring nations such as Mozambique and Madagascar. If the white people were not there, then they would have been in the same state as the residents of these countries. And now the blacks are trying to exterminate the white people and already around 25% of the white population has emigrated to the other countries.

[geegaw]

        Forget Dangote and the rest of the billionaires, the richest people in Africa are politicians. Africans need to reevaluate and rethink their system, so much power is given to the politicians and without any checks or balances.

This is true for most part of the under-developed countries around the world. The politicians in these countries misuse their powers and keep their country men as they were the king and the public are their slaves. These people will never let crypto grow in their country because they don't want people to get financial freedom.

Due to a high degree of privacy, the penetration of crypto still relatively good in African countries but the receptive ability of people in these countries is so difficult when the politicians have gathered all their power and turned the lower classes into slaves as you say, very few people can break through this siege. Social class discrimination and the power of the political apparatus all made Africa the continent with the most poverty, it is difficult to solve when the politicians here do not allow the absorption of new advantages, they bind people within the old framework.

[wxa7115]

So it sounds more or less dictator country rather than the democratic! Reminds me of movie dictatorship, lolz. The man takes the decision of every thing within his country and the money, well has so much he could just buy another country with it.

African politicians are more or less know very well that African people so poor and uneducated that it will take whole lot of efforts and money to develop the nation. They have set up their mindset on corrupting the country rather developing it. Because - that's the most simplest thing they can do.

Moreover, Africa is big continent and lot of ways to develop it. The one who holds more money will rule the big mass of land. Thats what will happen in a decade or so.

This is an important point, it is way easier to destroy something or at least to keep the status quo than to try to change things, even if a politician appeared that wanted the best for the people if the system was still as corrupt as it is now it is likely to think his life will be at risk.

And this is because all the rest of the politicians that are corrupt will see him as a threat to their standards of living and they are never going to allow someone like him to get to power and even if he did they may try to get him out of his position of power.

[cute nmp]

Strong anti-corruption measures should be implemented to tackle the problem of corruption in Africa.Sad to say most African politicians don't care about their people or their country they only care about themselves and loots money.Hunger,lack of basic education, poverty and poor health facilities are always on my the rise due to this.The issue should be seriously tackled because of the damage is causing in African nation's.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Sad that a resource-rich country like Africa is having problems and is currently listed as a third-world country because of poor decisions made by the ones that should govern them. Strong anti-corruption ordinances and laws must be passed and implemented in order to ensure the future of this country, otherwise it will just turn into another Venezuela.

[nicecrypto]

        Forget Dangote and the rest of the billionaires, the richest people in Africa are politicians. Africans need to reevaluate and rethink their system, so much power is given to the politicians and without any checks or balances.

This is true for most part of the under-developed countries around the world. The politicians in these countries misuse their powers and keep their country men as they were the king and the public are their slaves. These people will never let crypto grow in their country because they don't want people to get financial freedom.

I agree and that is exactly what it is. They want this segregation of the Rich and the Poor. The Have and the Have not hence they will continue to do every thing possible to make sure that the people do not have their way to financial freedom, keep them poor so that they will keep depending on the Government.

[thesmallgod]

Politician stole money and invest it in industries the reason why it is difficult to get that of Africa is because of the hunger and poor standard of living. Most African countries operate a democratic system of government. When the time come to make changes through voting. Voters are being bribed and they sell their right for penny

[Vishnu.Reang]

Politician stole money and invest it in industries the reason why it is difficult to get that of Africa is because of the hunger and poor standard of living. Most African countries operate a democratic system of government. When the time come to make changes through voting. Voters are being bribed and they sell their right for penny

I disagree with the last part. A large number of countries in the African continent are under military rule. I am talking about Sudan, Mali, Chad.etc. Some, like Libya and the CAR are undergoing civil war and doesn't have working governments. And even in countries where there is democracy, there are large scale incidence of voter intimidation and election irregularities. So you can't really blame all of the voters. But I agree that there is a tendency to vote based on ethnic and religious lines in Africa.

[tbterryboy]

        Forget Dangote and the rest of the billionaires, the richest people in Africa are politicians. Africans need to reevaluate and rethink their system, so much power is given to the politicians and without any checks or balances. How can an ex-governor not be tried in court for his mischievous activities because there is a written document that said so who signed the documents is it the populace? They loot millions of dollars and stack them up for their families whereas the masses are suffering.
        They even go as far as banning the trading of cryptocurrencies because they feel people might benefit from it. When the world is enjoying it. African needs to be taken to the hospital and given proper treatment because they are moving backward. More strength to their youth as many are still thriving in the harsh environment.

Yes, they really need to do something about their countries, or else their leaders are going to ruin them. Most of their leaders don't have their children living in Africa, all their children are living in developed countries such as Europe, and the United States,, so they act anyhow and don't care about Africa and the countries there. They are all greedy and once they go into power they want to pack the money that will feed their whole generation, and that's their only focus and not about making their countries a better place.

If the people don't wake up and put an end to this, then it's really going to be a big problem later in the future, because their evil leaders are using them. I know it's not going to be easy for people to take action, but they really need to. Although one thing I am worried about is that for such a change to occur, a lot of people are going to be paying the price.

[milewilda]

Politician stole money and invest it in industries the reason why it is difficult to get that of Africa is because of the hunger and poor standard of living. Most African countries operate a democratic system of government. When the time come to make changes through voting. Voters are being bribed and they sell their right for penny

I disagree with the last part. A large number of countries in the African continent are under military rule. I am talking about Sudan, Mali, Chad.etc. Some, like Libya and the CAR are undergoing civil war and doesn't have working governments. And even in countries where there is democracy, there are large scale incidence of voter intimidation and election irregularities. So you can't really blame all of the voters. But I agree that there is a tendency to vote based on ethnic and religious lines in Africa.

When we do talk about reality then there are soo much things that you can mentioned off when it comes on type of government and possible things that theyre attached into these kind of doings.
For those votes that had been bought off in the form of bribe then its up to citizens mistake where they do exchange out into their countries future for some amounts of money
unless if its still being getting involved for some manipulation of numbers.It does depend on the government which do control on a particular country.
Honestly, this doesnt only limit out on Africa but also into other countries as well.

[wxa7115]

Strong anti-corruption measures should be implemented to tackle the problem of corruption in Africa.Sad to say most African politicians don't care about their people or their country they only care about themselves and loots money.Hunger,lack of basic education, poverty and poor health facilities are always on my the rise due to this.The issue should be seriously tackled because of the damage is causing in African nation's.

This is very difficult to do because the ones that have to push for this are the the politicians themselves and the ones that have to make sure corruption is at least reduced somehow is the justice system that is probably just as corrupt.

There is simply no political will to do this because as it is stated at the OP politicians are the richest people in most countries in the African continent which means they have no incentive to do so as they are the direct beneficiaries of all of this, and as long as that is the case then the rest of the population has no incentive to work hard and improve their lives as everything can be stolen away from them with such high levels of corruption.

[Mpamaegbu]

       Forget Dangote and the rest of the billionaires, the richest people in Africa are politicians. Africans need to reevaluate and rethink their system, so much power is given to the politicians and without any checks or balances. How can an ex-governor not be tried in court for his mischievous activities because there is a written document that said so who signed the documents is it the populace? They loot millions of dollars and stack them up for their families whereas the masses are suffering.

This categorically speaks to Nigeria. It's not because Dangote is mentioned there but because the scenario described aptly captures the whole thing. The looting political class are the real money bags in Nigeria. These people don't have business acumen and can't do any logical investment apart from indulging their flamboyant lifestyles. They suddenly become rich overnight once they get into political offices and this easily explains why Nigeria and the rest of Africa are where they're - in poverty and underdevelopment. A governor in one of the eastern states in Nigeria, during a public gathering laughed to himself when the speaker of that occasion mentioned Aliko Dangote as the richest man in Africa. It was a sinister act. The undertone of his laughter meant that the speaker was wrong by that fact and that him, the governor, was richer than Dangote even though he had no seen businesses he ran. The need to fight corruption was one major key points why people voted for the Buhari led administration which has now turned worse than its predecessors. This is highly regretable to say the least.

[dezoel]

What do you think is going to be a solution to a problem like this? The rate of corruption in government in Africa is really high. I think this is not something that are just going to do themselves, they are going to need help from other countries to solve a situation like this. I think it’s really time that everyone starts calling them out (people in power) and holding them responsible for the evil things and making sure that they don’t go unpunished. Just this year I have seen a lot of things that has happened on Africa, from ENDSARS and police brutality, to a lot more.

The government doesn’t care about what people are going through, they are just only interested in stealing funds and nothing more than that. They send their children to better countries to live and study have a better life, while they make the life of people in their country to be miserable.

[lixer]

Sad that a resource-rich country like Africa is having problems and is currently listed as a third-world country because of poor decisions made by the ones that should govern them. Strong anti-corruption ordinances and laws must be passed and implemented in order to ensure the future of this country, otherwise it will just turn into another Venezuela.

I was reading an article where it was mentioned that the politicians and rich people don't even educate their children in their country, which also shows the education infrastructure has a hole to fill along with other problems. And like you said despite being a resource-rich country, it's a shame that they cannot even use the resources to good use.

Politician stole money and invest it in industries the reason why it is difficult to get that of Africa is because of the hunger and poor standard of living. Most African countries operate a democratic system of government. When the time come to make changes through voting. Voters are being bribed and they sell their right for penny

If the politicians are investing in industries it should actually somewhat help the country because it would mean more jobs and a better economy. I think they are investing the money abroad and that is where the problem lies. Maybe their tendency of thinking about themselves is what has killed their economy so badly. There are countries with the worst politicians but they still don't hurt the economy because they spend it within their own country.