Report: African wars cost billions »

Posted By dunnrose 1 year, 8 months ago in News

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Africa's nearly two dozen wars in recent decades have robbed the continent of about $18 billion a year that could have gone to helping one of the world's poorest regions build stronger economies, according to a report being released Thursday.

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    msaleem1 year, 8 months ago

    And all people seem to care about are diamonds.

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      hamy1 year, 8 months ago

      $18 billion a year? for Decades? We are already at $1 trillion for this war and it has only been 4 years!

      They obviously don't know how to really waste money!

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