Stealing Africa

Stealing Africa

2012
52m
8.9

8.9/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

Zambia's copper resources have not made the country rich. Virtually all Zambia's copper mines are owned by corporations. In the last ten years, they've extracted copper worth $29 billion but Zambia is still ranked one of the twenty poorest countries in the world. So why hasn't copper wealth reduced poverty in Zambia? Once again it comes down to the issue of tax, or in Zambia's case, tax avoidance and the use of tax havens. Tax avoidance by corporations costs poor countries and estimated $160 billion a year, almost double what they receive in international aid. That's enough to save the lives of 350,000 children aged five or under every year. For every $1 given in aid to a poor country, $10 drains out. Vital money that could help a poor country pay for healthcare, schools, pensions and infrastructure. Money that would make them less reliant on aid.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Guldbrandsen Film
Production Countries
Zambia Switzerland
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

africa switzerland poverty tax evasion imperialism neo-colonialism exploration of africa zambia copper glencore francafrique colonial slavery

Quick Facts

Release Date November 28, 2012
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt2525064

Cast

Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Christoffer Guldbrandsen

Narrator

Bernhard Elsener
Bernhard Elsener

Self

Ivan Glasenberg
Ivan Glasenberg

Self

Marc Rich
Marc Rich

Self

Eva Joly
Eva Joly

Self

Wylbur Simuusa
Wylbur Simuusa

Self

Frederick Chiluba
Frederick Chiluba

Self (archives footage)

Jan Isaksen
Jan Isaksen

Self

Key Crew

Mette Hoffman Meyer
Executive Producer
Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Director
Henrik Veileborg
Producer
Niels Borchert Holm
Writer