Jostling between "mere talk" & blame game? : beyond Africa's poverty and underdevelopment game talk

1. The marginalisation and impoverishment of Africa : reversing the causes and consequences of poverty in Africa / Munyaradzi Mawere -- 2. Gods of development or perpetuators of poverty and underdevelopment in the 'developing' world? rethinking the role of the World Bank and IMF on Africa's socio-economic development / Munyaradzi Mawere -- 3. The impoverishment of Africa by the west's multinational corporations : a case of multinational corporations in Nigeria's Delta Region / Odeigah Theresa Nfam & Munyaradzi Mawere -- 4. Foraging to survive : poverty and shifting consumer dynamics in rural Zimbabwe between 2000 and 2008 / Fidelis Peter Thomas Duri -- 5. Poverty, conflict and vulnerability in Africa / Takavafira Masarira Zhou -- 6. The impact of poverty on infant and maternal mortality rates in Nigeria : some lessons and insights for Africa / Mohammed Y. Abubakar; Joseph A. Oluyemi; Joseph Adejoke; Raji Abdullateef; Kadiri Kehinde; & Atolagbe Emmanuel -- 7. The geography of poverty and disaster risks in Africa : challenges and prospects for development / Costain Tandi & Munyaradzi Mawere -- 8. The emergence of the cycle of poverty and traditional systems for poverty eradication in Yorubaland : insights from the biblical Ruth and Naomi / Caleb O. Ogunkunle -- 9. Mwariology as basis for heritage studies and springboard for Africa's development / Phillip T. D. Mazambara & Munyaradzi Mawere -- 10. Disempowerment and impoverishment of African communities : re-visiting the effects of land grabbing by foreigners in Africa / Tasara Muguti & Angeline Sithole -- 11. Manifestations of the symptoms of poverty in the electoral behaviour of Nigerian political actors / Johnson O. Olaniyi -- 12. Witchcraft, development and politicking : the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) power struggles and their poverty implications in Zimbabwe / Fidelis Peter Thomas Duri -- 13. Corruption and failures of various poverty alleviation programmes to eradicate poverty : historical appraisal of Nigeria from 1985-2015 / Orji Boniface Ifeanyi -- 14. 'A prophet for the poor?' a contextual reading of the Book of Micah vis-a-vis poverty alleviation efforts in Zimbabwe / Nyasha Madzokere.