Founder and General Overseer of the Royalhouse Chapel International, Sam Korankye Ankrah, has argued that Africa's development challenges stem not from a lack of natural resources but from the continent's inability to effectively harness its vast endowments for the benefit of its people.

Speaking at the 4th Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty and Values on June 4, 2026, the renowned clergyman said Africa remains one of the most resource-rich regions in the world, possessing abundant minerals, fertile lands, forests, water bodies, and oil and gas reserves.

According to him, the continent has been blessed with immense natural wealth by God, but Africans must develop the wisdom, unity, and purpose required to transform those resources into prosperity.

"God has blessed Africa with natural resources. God has blessed our continent with enormous, enormous, enormous, enormous blessings. We have huge fertile land, vast land, we have rich forests and reserves, we have the sea surrounding us, we have fresh water in Africa, we have oil in Africa, we have gas in Africa, we have natural resources, the gold, the bauxite, the copper, the lithium, the uranium, etc., etc.," he said.

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Rev Korankye Ankrah noted that the continent's natural resources should be viewed as divine investments intended to improve the lives of Africans and drive sustainable development.

He maintained that the central challenge confronting Africa is not resource scarcity but the inability of leaders and citizens to align themselves with a shared vision that can convert those resources into economic growth and improved living standards.

"These are all blessings of God and investments of God here on this earth, and God has blessed us so that these things can be turned around. And you can quote me on this: Africa's problem is not an absence of resources. Africa's problem is how to partner with God and understand the counsel and the purpose of God, get united, and turn these resources into wealth," he stated.

The respected preacher further stressed the importance of continental unity, saying Africa's future depends largely on how well its people work together to maximise the value of the resources available to them.

He urged Africans to seek a deeper understanding of the purpose behind the continent's vast natural wealth and to channel those resources towards improving the welfare of citizens.

"That is our problem. It is not an absence of resources but how to understand why God placed these resources in Africa, how Africans can get united, and how Africans can turn these resources into benefits for their people," he added.

Rev Korankye Ankrah also offered a prayer and prophetic declaration for Africa's future, expressing confidence that the continent can overcome poverty and achieve greater prosperity.

He said God desires to see Africa flourish economically, politically, and socially, and called on Africans to embrace a renewed mindset that will support the continent's transformation.

Invoking the legacies of some of Africa's most influential leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Jomo Kenyatta, and Nelson Mandela, he said the aspirations of the continent's founding visionaries remain achievable.

"I want to prophesy and speak onto this continent and into this august gathering that whilst we are here, may we have the mind of God, may we have the understanding that God wants Africa to prosper, God wants the poverty of Africa to be a thing of the past, God wants to bless Kwame Nkrumah's Africa, God wants to bless Nyerere's Africa, God wants to bless Kenyatta's Africa, God wants to bless Mandela's Africa, and God wants to bless the Africa that you and I look forward to emancipating politically, economically, and socially," he noted.



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