2016’s Most Heartbreaking Stories

  • Africa Produces 75% of Cocoa And Only Get’s 2% Of A $100 Billion Industry
  • In May, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina made the scandalous revelation that African farmers produced 75 percent of the world’s annual cocoa harvest but only enjoy a mere 2 percent of the $100 billion cocoa industry while addressing a meeting of bank stakeholders in Lusaka, Zambia.

    Adesina’s disclosure set off a lively conversation about the “African condition” and its apparent continued state of helplessness in the midst of human and material endowments.

    Why is it that a continent that is blessed with so much continues to remain in a position where it depends on handouts from other nations to survive?

    This thought-provoking article is a must-read because it doesn’t just ask questions, but it also attempts to provide workable solutions.

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    Mark Babatunde

    Mark Babatunde is a believer in the wonders of rice and beans. Quite thin and very nervous, he likes to laugh out loud in his high pitched voice just to enrage his nice neighbors. He has a bucket list that includes jet skiing from Lagos to London. He is also a wannabe nudist, a civil engineer and the biggest fan of the Simpsons.

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