Africa's mineral rights(including uranium), nations with port access, oil rich nations, timber rich nations, coal, and even water rich nations, who may be third world and poor, still have some mighty powerful nations like France, Germany, Spain, etc...doing their bidding because the money at stake is huge. The UN serves as a clearing house for this corrupt practice, as the facilitators of such practices enjoying diplomatic immunity(comes for a little a $1 if I read correctly).