![]() ![]() Africa's booming growth is driven by the voracious hunger for natural resources from rapidly emerging economics such as China. 'The Looting Machine' takes you on a gripping and shocking journey through anonymous boardrooms and glittering headquarters to expose a new form of financialized colonialism. But far from being a salvation, this buried treasure has been a curse. A third of the earth's mineral deposits lie beneath its soil. ![]() While accounting for just 2 percent of global GDP, it is home to 15 per cent of the planet's crude oil, 40 per cent of its gold and 80 per cent of its platinum. Africa: the world's poorest continent and, arguably, its richest. Overseas Press Club Award Winner 2016 A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, 'The Looting Machine' explores the dark underbelly of the global economy. ![]()
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