They go to bed hungry. They are starving. They drop out of school to fend for themselves. “Poverty in Africa is not caused by a single problem, the cause of poverty in Africa can be linked to several factors. According to Samson Eyituoyoa, a student of Peace and Conflict at the European Peace University, poverty in Africa is caused by "corruption, unemployment, bad governance, bad economy, population growth, illiteracy, wars and conflicts". There are however two main factors that contribute greatly to the cause of poverty in Africa; corruptions and wars. In terms of corruption, “Africa is widely considered among the most corrupt places in the world,” as Stephanie Hanson, author of the article Corruption in Africa, states. The continent itself is not corrupt, but its leaders and people in higher positions are Corruption occurs when governments do not properly use the money intended for countries, instead of building their own countries, they save the money for their own personal use. In relation to wars, Africa is known for wars, whether wars caused by people rebelling against governments, or war caused by one country fighting another