The Real Cost of Corruption

Every year, Africa loses over $88 billion to corruption.

Every year, Africa loses over $88 billion to corruption—money meant for schools, hospitals, clean water, and working roads. But this isn't just about stolen cash. Corruption steals futures. It robs the dreams of young Africans who want to build better lives, leaving behind broken systems, empty promises, and a continent spinning in circles. From Angola to Zimbabwe and Nigeria, the story repeats: a small elite siphons billions while the majority suffer in silence. The cost? A continent's potential, drained away one deal at a time.

In this video, we expose the faces behind the looting. Isabel dos Santos, once the richest woman in Africa, built her fortune on Angola’s oil and diamonds—thanks to her father’s presidency—while millions in her country went hungry. In Zimbabwe, an organized “Gold Mafia” loots over a billion dollars a year, while children starve and hospitals collapse. And in Nigeria, oil wealth worth $28 billion vanished under the watch of powerful politicians like Diezani Alison-Madueke, leaving behind polluted rivers, crumbling schools, and a betrayed population. This isn’t just corruption—it’s betrayal.

But the deepest cut of all? When our brightest minds give up and leave. Doctors, engineers, and entrepreneurs—trained with Africa’s scarce resources—flee to countries that reward merit, not connections. The result is a brain drain that bleeds Africa of the very people who could fix it. This video digs deep into not just how corruption happens—but who really pays the price. Watch until the end to uncover the true cost of corruption and why change must begin with the choices we make at the ballot box.