UN General Assembly
1993

crisis is not due to inaction on the part of the African Governments concerned. On the contrary - taking the example of my country - the truth is that our determination to face up to the challenge of development is obvious from the policy reforms we have been implementing for nearly seven years in order to restructure and revitalize the economy. These reforms are already yielding some positive results, but not of the magnitude that we regard as necessary if there is to be a significant upturn in the economy. It would not be far-fetched to suggest that the fact that the economic reforms that have been put in place have enjoyed only limited success is apparently due to lack of adequate support from the international community to complement our genuine efforts to revamp our respective economies. For instance, the flow of external finance to African countries still leaves much to be desired, despite the efforts made in recent years by countries like mine to ensure a climate conducive to foreign investment. We therefore