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Author: WandererAlthough the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) there are no African countries have joined the list of developed countries, but poverty in Africa as a whole is not totally unbearable, but also has a great wealth of variables. North of the Arabian countries in Africa and Europe and the Middle East has long been so closely linked to developed economies, while South Africa is the richest country in Africa, both in the gross domestic product, or GDP per capita is also the highest in Africa. In its neighboring countries to share from the wealth of South Africa. Some small but oil-rich countries such as Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, also joined in the 10 richest African nations.

North and south ends of the mainland economy is higher than the sub-Saharan Africa in tropical East Africa, because of its long history of former colonies, to trade and development faster than other places, so wealthy and stable than other places. Some islands such as Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius and Cape Verde, landlocked countries are more prosperous, but the economy is more unstable Comoros remain poor.

The poorest countries are those that are at war or emerging from civil war countries. Including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Burundi. Recently, the poorest regions of the Horn of Africa has always been, although, historically, the region is sub-Saharan Africa has the richest places. Particularly in Ethiopia, it had a long period of economic success. Current poverty, famine and war, has been plagued these areas for decades. Within these countries is full of a considerable number of variables, urban areas, especially the capitalist city, generally in rural areas than the rich. Social inequality is obvious, as in African countries, income is much higher than the upper class society, the majority of the population.