Africa economic growth not enough to tackle poverty - AfDB

Africa's economy has shown resilience overall despite global conditions but growth needs to be in double digits to truly tackle poverty on the continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday.

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Africa economic growth not enough to tackle poverty - AfDB

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