African growth 'based on quicksand'
The Hague - African countries’ economic growth, on average about 5% since the start of the century, looks good only on paper. In reality, it is based on quicksand.
This was said by British Africa expert Martin Meredith in an interview with the Dutch economic daily Financieele Dagblad. Meredith has written extensively about African affairs, most recently in a book entitled The State of Africa: A History of the Continent since Independence.