ABSTRACT
In an age of unprecedented global prosperity, 40% of Sub-Saharan Africa's 600 million people exist on less than $1 per day, and one-third of its 53 states are affected by conflict. Today, average per capita income in Sub-Saharan Africa is lower than it was 20 years ago, and human development, as defined by the Human Development Report, has actually declined in recent years. 1 However, following ceaseless warnings of Africa's marginalisation, the continent's development prospects are once again receiving considerable international attention. Development in Africa is almost universally recognised as one of the major problems confronting the world in the twenty-first century.
