Poverty

Poverty is at the heart of Africa's problems. This is an overview of some of the economic challenges facing the continent.
Most of Sub-Saharan Africa is in the World Bank's lowest income category of less than $765 Gross National Income (GNI) per person per year. Ethiopia and Burundi are the worst off with just $90 GNI per person.
Even middle income countries like Gabon and Botswana have sizeable sections of the population living in poverty.

North Africa generally fares better than Sub-Saharan Africa. Here, the economies are more stable, trade and tourism are relatively high and Aids is less prevalent.
Development http://news.bbc.co.uk campaigners have argued that the rules on debt, aid and trade need reforming to help lift more African nations out of poverty. 

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