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"Trade, not aid" for Africa: rarely has a
slogan promised more, and delivered less. The continent's
share of global trade is miniscule, and a successful conclusion
to the latest round of international trade negotiations that
might improve matters remains maddeningly elusive.
All doom and gloom, then? Not necessarily.
IPS analyses the problems that prevent Africa from taking
its proper place in international trade, especially in terms
of its relations with Europe. But our coverage also looks
at how things can be done differently -- fair trade practices,
for instance -- as well as organisations and motivated individuals
who simply refuse to accept the status quo.
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