Economic growth is rising, poverty is falling and democratic governance is spreading. But the global financial crisis threatens to undo this progress by reducing investment, exports and aid just as they should be expanding to build on these successes.
发自蒙罗维亚——近十多年以来，大部分非洲国家都取得了进步。经济增长持续增加，贫困人口不断下降，而民主管治的范围则不断得到延伸。然而这一进程如今却因全球经济危机而面临中断，因为本应不断扩大以实现上述发展的投资，出口和援助额都残遭削减。