list as many reasons as you can for why many African countries suffer from poor economies while having an abundance of natural resources.

Explanation:

African Countries suffer from poor economy because of the diamond trade.

"Blood Diamonds," as it was called, caused civil and social riots between the big company who hired the miners and the miners themselves.

the name, "blood diamonds," illustrated all the lives lost in the mining process using dynamite and unstable and physically unsupported mines that caused the death of many workers.

the workers were paid lower amounts of $ despite the dangers of the trade.

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.