CGD in the News

Time to listen to what Africa really wants (CNN)

January 07, 2014

From the Article:

[W]hile public attitude surveys perhaps unsurprisingly suggest Africans are most concerned about a lack of jobs, poor infrastructure, the economy, and rising inequality, the U.S. response to these concerns has been puzzlingly inconsistent. Indeed, while Africans have tended to worry most about the kind of economic policies that affect their wallets, only 16 percent of U.S. development assistance in Africa over the last decade has focused on these priorities.

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