Answer to Question #109964 in Physical geography for maddox

Question

Describe two of Africa's most abundant mineral resources.What might prohibit Africans from benefiting economically from these natural resource?

Answer 1

Just two of Africa's most abundant mineral resources are diamonds and gold, although there are many other mineral resources like copper, uranium, chromium...

What might prohibit Africans from benefiting economically is the fact that many mineral companies are governed by foreigners. The inner instability and corruption in Africa is also a key factor why such a rich area seems not very developed.