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tin, and tungsten which are also worth a good amount of money. The mineral trade is a good source of income for government soldiers and rebels alike because it is used to buy more arms to control and gain more territory continuing violence ('Congo's conflict minerals' pr.12 [16]). By buying conflict minerals the circle of violence will just continue as it has.

Nigeria's corruption has been largely blamed on colonialism leaving the Africans stuck in poverty. The discoveries of vast quantities of oil and natural gas in the country have led to massive corruption of ethics (Amsterdam pr.4 [17]). With the lure of money and undeveloped society companies quickly rushed to take advantage of the profits. Kenya is a country that is trying to change things as President Mwai Kibaki has put ending corruption at the top of his agenda ('How deep is corruption in Africa?' pr.7 [15]). Even though some countries are trying to make a change this kind of issue and its severity requires international help from a developed country. An effective democracy, police force, and government need to be made and maintained in order to end corruption. These kinds of efforts have already been made by Canadian UN peacekeeping forces in other parts of the world.

The African Triple Threat of war, corruption, and health truly is the biggest issue that Africa has ever faced. The War in Africa is very bad and fuelled directly by external powers and different cultural views (Rwandan Genocide). Countries like the US sell millions of dollars' worth of arms to militant groups who then fundraise at refugee camps telling people it's too dangerous to go home and that they have to join the FDLR. Corruption is blamed on colonialism when the Africans were stripped of everything and left with nothing. Corruption is everywhere in Africa from government institutions like schools and hospitals, military regimes taking over mines, and multinationals taking advantage of the people for natural resources. Health in Africa is terrible and the worst anywhere because people don't have food, healthcare, or protection. AIDS and HIV are deadly sicknesses very common in Southern Africa which destroys society by taking out the most effective people in it (workforce). Malaria is passed on by infected mosquitos and if not treated can kill, the only reason this is such a threat is because the people cannot afford adequate protection. Famine is a common issue in Africa where crops can't develop and people are at huge risk of starvation. Africa is a continent that should be in a better standing then it currently is.

There are a lot of great hardworking people in this country but they can't achieve greatness because it was never available to them from the start and undermined by corruption, war, and health. Aid needs to be improved upon and oriented in a way so that Africa can build a strong base in which it can develop the country rather than taking the short term fix. If the broken ground of corruption, war, and health in not fixed then Africa will never rise from the ashes and build on solid ground.

To ultimately solve the triple threat a lot of time, money, and work needs to be put in by countries and NGOs alike. It's impossible to fix an issue when the solution isn't sustainable and really sustainable solutions are what fixing Africa is all about. Sustainability is in our everyday life and is taken for granted when the people in Africa don't