The main reason african countries had difficulty establishing democracies was because of poverty

a. True

b. False answers

The answer is a) True

Since Independence, almost every African country has been plagued by the cycle of Poverty.

Poverty has led to the development of a culture of bribery and kickbacks in between almost every aspect of the government.

With little investment in education and health, the average person has suffered even more.

Many African countries have taken on billions of dollars of debt that they can never pay off.

This has resulted in a 'debt trap' where the little money a country is able to generate, has to be paid in the forms of loans.

Lack of government funds, poor infrastructure, low education, high corruption has also resulted in numerous local rebels and quasi-militia factions mushrooming to challenge what they see as failed governments.

When you combine all these factors, you can see how poverty has resulted in a Pandora's box of problems for African countries.