A dominant image about Africa, which has been sold around the World is that it is a continent of deprivation characterized by poverty, hunger and famine. However, it is little known that corporations all over the world are scrambling for land in Africa to grow crops meant to be sold around the world. This is similar to what happened during colonial times when African lands were taken to grow crops such as tea, rubber, cocoa, coffee, cotton, etc., meant for foreign markets rather than for Africans. Thus, even as many Africans pine in penury, their resources are feeding other people around the world. Talk about the sacrifice of Africa for the life of the world! Plus ca change . . . .
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