With Africa currently housing the highest number of poor people in the world and the highest number of out-of-school children globally, engaging the subject matter of poverty is important, and the grim statistics of poverty in Africa raise some serious concerns that are worth engaging. Against this backdrop, a conversation about why we're all poor in Africa becomes necessary. Postgraduate Student at the University of Pretoria and Researcher at the Conversational Society of Philosophy (CSP) This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx