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Economy
Community
THE WEAPONIZATION OF
POVERTY IN AFRICA
hey say a hungry man is “corruption” etc. Only a few hear in the news. The identity
Tan angry man. But what times do you hear people of Africa is that of great riches,
should be considered worse? talk about the good things ancient wisdom, mental and
The hunger in the stomach of manifesting out of Africa. It’s spiritual power.
the man or the terrible things like there is paid propaganda
he can do with his hands just out there that was created to Africa is portrayed as poor,
to quench it? It gets more constantly undermine and not because she is poor, but
worrisome when you see smear African people. And if because those who benefit from
videos of street interviews in you ask me, I think there is. the exploitation of her human
Europe or America, and how But why? and natural resources need a
when random guys are asked weapon or a falsehood that
about what they know of The truth remains that the constantly reminds the African
Africa, some of the first things identity of Africa is not that of that all he needs is food,
they mention are “poverty”, poverty, backwardness, wars, clothes and a place to hide
“third world countries”, chaos and the other stuff you his head from the elements.
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