Corruption has cost Africa trillions of dollars since independence. In China, if you are corrupt, you are shot. In Japan, if you are corrupt, you commit suicide because of the shame you have brought to yourself and the society. In America, if you are corrupt, you resign as the long arm of the law catches up with you.
In Africa however, if you are corrupt, you flaunt your money. You get elected into office and steal some more. Basically, in Africa, the way to riches is not investment and hard-working, but rather through corruption in politics. We could have quality schools. We could improve our healthcare system to cater to the most needy and vulnerable. We could eliminate poverty and make it the richest continent in the world.
Inany African countries, as much as a third of our budgets is wasted in corruption. We are borrowing loans from China at exorbitant rates and bankrupting the future of our children. Yet, the money is not even going to meaningful development projects, but rather to politicians pockets.
We have safe havens in Jersey or Guernsey islands where our politicians can always take their loot. This is also a dishonesty also on the part of Europe and America. How do they preach so much against corruption in Africa and yet it is their own people and banks facilitating the same corruption? Isn't Switzerland built on looted wealth from Africa?
Look at Angola. The richest woman in Africa, Isabel Dos Santos, is an Angolan. She is the daughter of the former President Eduardo Dos Santos. She was in charge of the petroleum firm at the time of her dad's tenure. Yet, it is a Portuguese bank that facilitated the illicit oil flows from Angola.
So, our politicians must stop corruption. But the West must also not be hypocritical in fighting corruption in Africa. It must not aid corruption in Africa. Read More Articles. Click Here
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