These remarks were delivered by Robert S. McNamara, former President of the World Bank, on June 21, 1990 while addressing the Africa Leadership Forum in Ota, Nigeria. He discussed the fundamental developmental challenge that faced the younger generation of Africans. He believed Africa was a continent in crisis and five years out, the situation would be worse. He elaborated by saying Africa's problems involved poverty, economic growth, agriculture...
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1990/06/21
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Africa's development crisis : agricultural stagnation, population explosion, and environmental degradation
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environmental degradation
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McNamara,Robert S..
Africa's development crisis : agricultural stagnation, population explosion, and environmental degradation (English). Presidential speech Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/844151468010225718