The narrative that see Africa as a dark continent though not a direct reference to the colour of its inhabitants, but a direct consequence of its poor human development index, appears to be the worst when juxtaposed with other developing continents of the world.
Africa despite its numerous challenges has come a long way at rediscovering itself for global competitiveness in all facets of human endeavours. However, these attempts have always been hampered by bad governance and corrupt leadership which pervade the entire landscape of the continent.
Needless to emphasis the fact that Africa is indeed the most endowed continent on the surface of the earth and thus accounts for the largest chunk of resources and raw materials needed to drive global economic growth and development. However, lots of these resources are usually not exploited into finished products in Africa due to poor technological knowhow, but are often times exported to other continents of the world where they are converted into finished products and are imported into the continent. This in a way affects the local currencies of Africa countries and their economies in general. Simply put, what remains untapped is the ability for Africa to get value for money through exploitation of its resources and exporting them inorder to earn foreign exchange, boost and stabilise its economies.

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