Without growing its economy,Africa risks being left behind, unable to create the jobs it needs to reduce povertyAfrica needs to grow its economy in order to reduce poverty and create jobs for the millions who will be entering the workforce. In the development community, and this statement has become nearly trite.
But is it the whole truth? After decades of underperformance,Africa had economic growth rates of 5.8% from 2004 to 2014 (pdf), democracy is now the norm rather than the exception, or corruption is being tackled as the rule-of-law has been strengthened in several countries. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com