Africa has always been the motherland of natural resources and natural resources are some of the reasons why the global economy functions. Africa has always been a place where many western countries have explored for their natural resources for their economic development. 

The de-industrialisation in Africa has been problematic and this is why the extraction of resources in Africa has become easy because western countries know that Africa cannot do anything with all these resources. This is what makes Africa vulnerable to exploitation and this exploitation creates corruption within local and central governments. 

The invitations of western countries and Chinese to Africa have made it possible for them to exploit the natural resources because these rich countries have the  technology that can extract these natural resources - this is the real problem. 

The extraction of oil in DR Congo has become problematic for the indigenous people as their farming land has been destroyed to provide wealth for rich people in China and the G7 countries. Africa has become a gold mine for everyone, and even its citizens have extracted wealth by extorting their own people. 

The desertification of crops in Africa is the only way that the exploitation can be avoided but the equator has placed the continent in a good position where desertification is unlikely to happen. Countries in Africa will always be rich in resources and create new pipelines for natural resources such as oil and gases. 

The problem in Africa is not easy to solve because the rise of corruption is very high from the local chiefs who have bigger shares in these mishandling deals. Africa will remain the same unless the IMF and the World Bank reduce their restrictions of the structural adjustment policies which are still implemented. Africa can never change and it will not change until they implement these strategies. 

The strategies for African states sound simple but in reality, the techniques of implementing these strategies seem difficult due to the rigid cultural environment and radicalism that prevent social integrations. The corruption from small and local governments cohabit selfishness and it shows with the lack of selfless activities to bring hope and economic prosperity to the continent. A socio-economic strategy must be implemented for African states to see economic redevelopment and the end of relying on the West. A socio-economic strategy should be based on the development of housing, education and healthcare and these factors should bring a profound structure, and stabilise economic growth. The social welfare system in the West is what has made rich countries preserve their rich status because citizens are contributing to the system through taxation. In Africa, this system does not exist and citizens are allowed to roam freely whilst manipulating the system to extract wealth from their own citizens. 

Western countries and China have seen the lack of strategies being implemented in Africa and the confusion of political and economic systems makes it easier for western countries and China to exploit wealth in the continent. Pan-Africanism coupled with socialism and capitalism shows the disarray political and economic movement in Africa and this shows that African leaders do not have a clue of what to do with their respective economy. Africa needs strong leadership and a strong economic union that preserves the interest of the states rather than the interest of western states which want to extract natural resources for their wealthy elites and corporations.