Twenty one out of the World's 31 least developed countries are in the African. Region* Five, additional countries have recently been included in the list of the LDCs by the 27th session of the General Assembly* Hence3 more ...

In 1981 the rate of growth of Africa’s output fell sharply to 1.2 % at 1970 prices, compared to a rate of 4.5% in 1980 and an average of 5.2% in the period 1970 – 1980. It was the lowest rate recorded for more than a decade ...