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HARDtalk: Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice-president, World Bank's Africa Region

08/06/2011

Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice-president, World Bank's Africa Region

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice-president, World Bank's Africa Region

Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Bank's vice president for Africa, Obi Ezekwesili.

Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Bank's vice president for Africa, Obi Ezekwesili. The Bank has a new Africa strategy but is it fit for purpose?

The World Bank is bullish about Africa's prospects - suggesting the continent is poised for the sort of economic transformation seen in China over the last three decades. Growth rates in many African nations are impressive; but are they masking a whole host of deep-seated problems? Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Bank's vice president for Africa, Obi Ezekwesili. The Bank has a new Africa strategy but is it fit for purpose?

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