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Research Validates The Popular Skeptcism About The Africa ‘Rising’ Narrative November 3, 2013

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Afrobarometer  which is  a research project that has been coordinated by institutions in African countries and with partners in thirty-one countries. In its  recent  survey of public opinion across thirty-four African countries in the continent it validated the popular skepticism about the “Africa Rising” narrative.

In its  1st October 2013 research out come  report, Afrobarometer’s data show that 20 percent of Africa’s population often goes without food, clean water, or medical care. More than 50 % of those surveyed think that economic conditions in their country are bad or “very bad.” Some 75% thought their government was doing a bad job in closing the gap between rich and poor. ‘John Allen, writing on AllAfrica.com, suggests that the results indicate that higher benefits of growth are going to a wealthy elite or that official statistics are overstating growth, or possibly both. Morten  Jerven, in his recently book Poor Number, has shown the shortcomings of African statistics. In its report on the Nigerian economy, the World Bank observed that Nigeria’s high growth statistics could not be squared by increasing rates of poverty. These, and other inconsistencies, make Allen’s hypothesis on where the majority of Africa’s wealth is directed, look credible.’ For further readings refer to the following  original sources:

http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/2013/10/31/afrobarometer-poll-questions-the-africa-rising-narrative/

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2013/1101/Everyone-says-Africa-is-rising.-An-Afrobarometer-poll-questions-that

Prosperity Index 2013
Ethiopian: 126/142.
75.6% say gov’t is corrupt.
Satisfaction with gov’t efforts to address poverty: 21.2%.
The Governance sub-index dropped two places, to 118th, because of decreases in political rights, political constraints, the rule of law, and regulatory quality.
http://www.prosperity.com/#!/country/ETH

http://nai.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:589071/FULLTEXT03.pdf

 It Is Not Only Ethiopia Madagascar crisis Also forces girls into sex work

Economic hardships prompt girls to take desperate measures with some deciding to sell their bodies.

http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2013/11/madagascar-crisis-forces-girls-into-sex-work-20131138172064408.html

The recent and frequent reports on outstanding economic growth in Africa have quickly turned this into mainstream ‘knowledge’, but African economic statistics are very weak. Growing inequality is a key issue that needs to be in focus if all of Africa is to enjoy ‘growth’. Links between social, environmental and economic development are being downplayed. A key issue in today’s discussion on land is that governments consider unfarmed lands to be ‘unowned, vacant, idle and available’, which is completely misleading. Small scale farming in African countries has been persistent, despite efforts to replace it with ‘more efficient’, large scale agriculture.

http://naiforum.org/2013/11/beyond-african-growth/

Another example of the tplf-EFFORT over reach

The Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray (EEFORT) is known for its over reach way beyond its regional government borders and micro managing and being the exclusive beneficiary of the major resources of the empire.

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