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"Mr President, Africa is a never ending source of remorse for part of Europe, and indeed Mr Gahler said as much a few moments ago. At the same time, there can be no question that the continent poses a political, economic and social challenge to Europe as a whole. We are not shirking our responsibility, since the EU has increased the aid it provides to Africa by 0.14% of GDP, and half of this money has been earmarked for the sub-Saharan countries.
There are two extremes we must avoid when taking action to help Africa. One such extreme is the attempt to replace policy making with charity, the end result of which is to turn Africa into a bottomless pit and to help it to do almost everything, by which I also mean taking decisions on its future. The other extreme is to take the entirely opposite approach, or in other words to leave Africa to its own devices. We are delighted that the African Union is playing an ever greater role. I hope that as this body assumes greater importance, institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organisation will become more democratic, for example by ensuring that more developing countries are represented within them. This is a point I should like to emphasise most strongly.
If I had to choose a priority target for our aid to Africa, it would be children, who account for as much as 50% of the population."@en1
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