People love to tell lies about Africa because negative portrayals of our Black siblings can be used to excuse discrimination and continued exploitation.
Don’t believe the lies! Here’s the TRUTH about modern Africa.
Lie #1: Africa Is Poor
While there’s poverty in Africa, there is also a lot of wealth. Countries like South Africa and Nigeria are wealthier than some European countries, for example.
Also important: most of the poverty in Africa can be traced to years of colonialism and exploitation by outsiders. Africa has a long history of wealthy, advanced civilizations!
Lie #2: America Gives Too Much Aid To Africa
Africa receives billions of dollars in aid from other countries. But it also has billions stolen every year!
And Americans pay less than 1% of our taxes in TOTAL foreign aid - way less than what most people think.
Lie #3: Africa Is The Most Corrupt Place
Nearly all “developing” countries have to deal with corruption, but they’re not the only ones - the United States, with its lobbyists, nepotism, and Super PACs, for instance, is also extremely corrupt as well as depraved.
And African corruption is also largely a result of colonialism: European powers install corrupt leaders, who make sure outside hands can continue to rob Africa of its bountiful resources. And many countries have debts from independence that are nearly impossible to pay off without bribery and kickbacks!