SilentKnight

d) all of the above.

I've never been there - so I can't say firsthand.

But I do remember how all the funding that was raised by Bob Geldof and the music industry in the past was misappropriated by the government, military and warlords and very little reached the starving people. While it was a noble effort...it seemed largely futile.

And despite its racist overtures and the fact its not politically-correct to state - others have said that history has demonstrated that black societies have difficulty with self-governing. That could also be a factor.