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The Geographical Curse of Africa's Wealth

Africa is often portrayed as the poorest continent globally, characterized by socio-economic challenges visible through metrics like GDP per capita and human development indices. Among the bottom thirty countries in both measurements, Africa houses twenty-four and twenty-seven respectively. Beyond economic indicators, Africa is also marked by its demographic pattern, where the majority still resides in rural settings—only about 43% of the population is urbanized in contrast to the higher percentages found in other continents. Life expectancy falls drastically in Sub-Saharan Africa, with figures averaging only around 60 years—decades shorter than that of other global populations.