by Alex Cobham

Recommendation to the Commisson for Africa and the Government of the United Kingdom

Tony Blair announced the new Commission for Africa with the following words: “I have said on many occasions that I believe Africa is the scar on the conscience of the world, and I think it is right that we continue to treat this as an absolute priority over the coming years.” As the offi cial blurb for the Commission notes, it is the only continent to have become poorer in the last quarter century. It’s not hard to imagine how continuing to give it the same level of ‘absolute priority’ could fail to improve the lives of the one in eight of the world’s population who live there. [...]

OCGG Economy Recommendation No 1 (PDF)