Africa is Plundered for Billions Each Year, Research Confirms.

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The study notes the neo-colonial role that Western governments and international organizations have in “pushing economic models that fuel poverty.”

Underdeveloped, or overexploitated? Against the narrative that Western aid “helps” poverty in Africa, a new study shows that the pillaging of Africa by Western economic interests is still the major source of poverty. A coalition of UK and African-based development campaign groups published research on Wednesday that indicates that Africa has an annual financial deficit of over US$40 billion in capital leaving the continent each year, the Guardian reported.

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