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Kofi Annan: Lifting Africa Out of Poverty

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on his strategy for eradicating poverty in Africa.

An exclusive interview with former UN Secretary General and Chair of the Africa Progress Panel, Kofi Annan, in which he talks about his optimism for the future of the continent and his strategy for change. And we hear from Lant Pritchett, a former world bank economist now based at Harvard University, about how economic growth in Africa's economies will, he believes, ultimately deliver better living standards for all, setting Africa on the road to eradicating extreme poverty, once and for all.

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Tue 25 Jun 2013 07:32GMT

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  • Tue 25 Jun 2013 07:32GMT

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