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Mark Doyle crosses the continent of Africa - and finds a place rich in natural resources and human potential. But this begs the question: why is Africa poor?

Conflicts - between Africans, with non-Africans and sometimes with the land itself - continue to make too many people on the continent among the poorest on earth.

Doyle explores questions of democracy, modern communications and the impact of multi-national corporations.

Though the question "why is Africa poor?" is a straightforward one, the answers are not.