News from Africa

Africa represents two extremes of paradox. The black continent depicts an epitome of wealth from the apex of the Northern Africa to the tail end of the South. It is inundated with natural resources and treasures that often supposedly elicit envy from the so-called superior continents. South Africa and Ghana are two of the largest producers of Gold in the world today, with South Africa the 6 th largest producer and Ghana the 10 th . Africa remains the largest producer of diamond in the world. Seven out of the top 10 largest producers of diamonds are African countries and 16 out of the 22 top producers are also Africa countries. Other abundant resources mined from African soil include copper, aluminum, platinum, coal, uranium, bauxite, oil, and gas, to mention a few. But these resources would be incomplete without making mention of the human resources. Africa’s Population Analysis Too often than not, most studies on the wealth of Africa have been focused on the mineral reso...