The first four years of the 1990s indicate that African economies have grown by a mere 1.5 per cent per annum worse than during the "lost decade" of the 1980s when Africa's economic annual growth rate was on average 1.8 per cent during the period 1980-1990.
sustainable development
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Source: FAO