Public Services: Government agencies in Africa reliant on international funds often prioritize the acquisition of money over the spending of it on public services. This has resulted in cuts in social services and the raising of food prices. In addition, twice as much money is spent on debt reduction (As a whole Africa is 255 billion dollars in debt) as compared to health and education. Anything that remains usually goes to the military for army upkeep. Many public works projects, designed to benefit the people are often subverted and used for personal financial gain by those in power.  River Basin developments are often used for such a purpose, where people in power reap the rewards while the people get nothing.The Manateli Dam is one particular egregious example of this.  The dam raised local land values which allowed elites to buy them and make a profit. This meant moving the people who lived on these lands off of them.