However, the piece misconstrues a recent U.S. initiative as a sign that the United States is abandoning foreign-assistance programs to Africa in favor of simply promoting trade. In reality, the Clinton administration is wisely combining trade promotion and sensible foreign assistance to help Africa join the ranks of more developed nations. We should be bullish on Africa, but we must also be realistic.
Serious challenges remain.
An estimated quarter of African children will die before their fifth birthday from disease and malnutrition. Some half of all adults are literate, and a small minority of young people attend high school. Development assistance is necessary to complement private investment and trade flows and to help create the conditions needed to make lasting economic growth a reality. Wise guys have set their sights on the booming Indian casino business. Gaming World International Ltd. Approximately one month later, Mr. Medure and Gaming World filed a complaint against U.S. News in New Castle, Pa., claiming that the article was defamatory as to both Mr. Medure and Gaming World by falsely implying that they were associated with organized crime.