Africa is endowed with vast arable land mostly virgin lands with different climatic conditions and suitable for huge agricultural produce. Ironically in the ongoing Russia - Africa Summit Russia which is at war itself donated vasts amounts of free grain to a number of African countries in distress.

This is even when Russia is losing soldiers and resources on the battle field. According to the Africa Report the continent needs about $28 billion dollars a year to produce food for its 1.4billion people but instead spends $70billion on food imports annually. 

Failure to harness its productive potential means that Africa eventually finds itself on the begging end. Whilst there is absolutely nothing it can produce on its lands. Both citizens and their governments are equally to blame in failing to activate the African giant.