Africans are blessed with a lot of minerals that if this resources are gainfully used for benefit of their citizens, this God given resources would add colours to Africans. Countries in Africans like Nigeria, Serial Leone, Ghana, kenya, south Africa and lots more you will a lot of natural resources either misused or abandon by government and even if they see need to use them, is either abused or mismanaged. Petrol in Nigeria till today is been refined outside country and still import back to Nigeria on a high price, lots of minerals like coals, salt, kerosene, gas, petroleum and so on but no appropriate handling of this resources, so even the citizens can not benefit from it. If Africa can make use of their resources well, they will be more independent, free from indebtedness and indirect colonial system of other countries.
Africa is very rich in resources but still they cannot benefit from those mineral resources is because of Lack of infrastructure. To be able to develop and utilize the mineral resources of a country it requires a significant investment in infrastructures such as roads, pipelines and ports. Many of African countries lack of the necessary infrastructure to fully exploit their natural resources. Another one is the Political instability and conflict can create uncertainty for investors and make it difficult to develop natural resources. Natural resources have been a source of conflict and tension in African countries. Limited access to capital is also affects it, there is a difficulty to African countries to access capital investment due to limited financial resources or a lack of foreign investment.