World Bank chief wraps up Africa tour

Published June 19th, 2005 - 06:54 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

New World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz concluded a four-nation African tour Saturday, saying new leadership on the troubled continent was creating opportunities for partnerships with wealthy countries to fight poverty and encourage development.

 

"The more I have traveled through Africa in these six days the more I have felt that sense of opportunity and what I can call a 'can do' attitude," he told a news conference after meeting South African President Thabo Mbeki and other government officials.

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