<span>The oil-rich monarchies on the Persian Gulf have become extremely wealthy.
The money associated with oil is centralized to those in power. In the case of Saudi Arabia, the monarchy was become very wealthy due to state control of the oil fields. This money is not often well shared within the borders creating large wealth gaps. </span>
Here's a reason why: Africans were strangers to the Americans. Because the Africans were poor, they didn't have any allies to watch out for them or to protect them.
