Washington, DC — "After two heated debates during the recent African ministers of finance meeting in Malawi, national delegations from South Africa, Rwanda and Egypt succeeded in deleting any reference to budgetary targets for education, health, agriculture and water in the Common Position on MDGs and the conference report and resolutions.
Their action brings into question the extent to which African finance ministers are committed to continental integration, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the declarations and resolutions of their own heads of state." - Geoffrey Njora
The final ministerial statement, available along with other documents from the meeting at http://www.uneca.org/cfm/2010/, acknowledged mixed progress on achievement of the MDGs and stressed the importance of growth that includes food security and the creation of jobs. But, as indicated by commentator Njora, who was present at the meeting, the ministers included no references to the implications for African government budgets.
This AfricaFocus Bulletin contains Njora's commentary, as well as excerpts from the December 2009 UN report on World Economic Situation and Prospects 2010, which provides a convenient summary of the economic situation in African countries.
Source: AllAfrica.com, 4 May 2010
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