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| Wars in Africa wipe out aid gains | Wars in Africa wipe out aid gains |
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| A report on armed conflict in Africa has shown that the cost to the continent's development over a 15-year period was nearly $300bn (£146bn). | |
| The research was undertaken by a number of non-governmental organisations, including Oxfam. | The research was undertaken by a number of non-governmental organisations, including Oxfam. |
| It says the cost of conflict was equal to the amount of money received in aid during the same period. | It says the cost of conflict was equal to the amount of money received in aid during the same period. |
| This is the first time analysts have calculated the overall effects of armed violence on development. | This is the first time analysts have calculated the overall effects of armed violence on development. |
| Between 1990 and 2005, 23 African nations were involved in conflict, and on average this cost African economies $18bn a year. | Between 1990 and 2005, 23 African nations were involved in conflict, and on average this cost African economies $18bn a year. |
| The researchers say that although the number of armed conflicts is falling in Africa there is no room for complacency, with little hope of a swift settlement in either Sudan or Somalia. | The researchers say that although the number of armed conflicts is falling in Africa there is no room for complacency, with little hope of a swift settlement in either Sudan or Somalia. |
| Does war make Africa poor? | Does war make Africa poor? |
| And some costs of war, such as increased military spending and a struggling economy continue long after the fighting has stopped. | And some costs of war, such as increased military spending and a struggling economy continue long after the fighting has stopped. |
| Writing in the introduction, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says: "This is money that Africa can ill afford to lose... Thousands of hospitals, schools and roads could have been built." | |
| The report concludes that African governments have taken encouraging steps at a regional level to control arms transfers, but that what is needed is a global, legally-binding arms trade treaty. | The report concludes that African governments have taken encouraging steps at a regional level to control arms transfers, but that what is needed is a global, legally-binding arms trade treaty. |