Africa is ruled by the greedy

Even though kleptocracy or a system of governance characterised by rampant thievery of public resources has been largely synonymous with Africa’s immediate post colonial dictators, it is still very much alive in this resource rich continent.

The difference between today’s ruling kleptocratic elites is their adoption of usually rigged “democratic” elections which have helped them mask their horrible kleptocratic characteristics by being portrayed as liberal democratic darlings especially by their equally corrupt western allies and masters who act in cahoots with these rulers to impoverish the continent. Kleptocratic leadership in Africa appears to be very disastrous for economic performance and is continuing to cause the impoverishment of innocent citizens. In most cases success of kleptocrats rests in their ability to use the divide and rule strategy.