Stealing Africa: a documentary about how multinationals continue to suck the continent dry

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How is it that Africa is so rich in resources and yet so poor? The question is often asked as much by Africans interested in altering the continent's fortunes as by those intent on blaming Africans alone for the paradox. We write about this from time to time, either directly or indirectly - our most recent article on the subject appeared just a week ago - and many others do the same, but it's easier for people to blame it all on Africans because that absolves everyone else of any responsibility.

The question of how Africa can be so rich in resources yet so poor - relative to the other continents - is also central to the impressive documentary Stealing Africa by Danish film-maker Christoffer Guldbrandsen. It's only 55 minutes long, and you can watch it in its entirety online. Unfortunately, it's currently only accessible to those surfing from the UK (watch it HERE), US (watch HERE), Canada (HERE) or the Netherlands (HERE), or to those accessing the web via a proxy server. I'll add more links as they become available. In the documentary,

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