EVEN IN THESE HARSH TIMES, DOING THE RIGHT THING IS POLITICALLY POSSIBLE AND ECONOMICALLY SENSIBLE

Almost ten years ago, African leaders and their partners in the international community entered a pact for improving the lives of hundreds of millions of people. As part of their campaign to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, they made commitments to each other and to their citizens that they would work to beat extreme poverty and promote good governance; while Western leaders responded to the demands of their citizens that aid budgets should be increased and spent wisely and effectively in support of Africa's campaign against poverty.

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