IntroductionAfrica’s ResourcesObstacles to economic progressImperialist financeMonopoly capitalism and the American dollarThe truth behind the headlinesPrimary resources and foreign interestsThe Oppenheimer empireForeign investment in South African miningAnglo American Corporation LimitedFinance and Investment CompaniesDiamond MinesCoal MinesCopper MinesGold MinesOther MiningProspectingIndustrial and SundryLand and EstateThe diamond groupsMining interests in Central AfricaCompanies and combinesConsolidated Zinc’s InterestsThe tin, aluminium and nickel giantsUnion Minière du Haut KatangaEconomic pressures in the Congo RepublicMonetary zones and foreign banksNew industries: the effects on primary producing countriesThe mechanisms of neo-colonialismConclusionBibliography