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The World Bank's Africa Strategy
June 2011
Patrick Bond

Whose interest does the ten-year Strategy document for Africa actually serve? The World Bank has shown little insight into the real problems Africa faces, focusing instead on ineffective policies, support for repressive regimes and projects that are known to have failed.

Are African lions really roaring? The Latest Fibs From World Financiers
May 2011
Patrick Bond

The recent wave of Afro-optimism boasting of economical and technological growth on the continent fails to stand up under closer scrutiny, veiling the harsh reality faced by Africans today.

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