MDGs: Africa running the race

Africa is on track to achieving MDGs 2 and three on Education and Gender Equality targets.Poverty has declined by about 24 % between 1990 and 2011 in Southern, Central and Western Africa.

 But the high level of inequality in several countries makes the relation between growth and poverty reduction ineffective.
 
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