translate English to French: The impact of FDI flows on poverty reduction, especially in Africa, needed to be assessed - it was a concern that FDI flows might increase in the region but poverty might also increase.
Il fallait évaluer l'impact des flux d'IED sur la réduction de la pauvreté, en particulier en Afrique, où certes, ces flux pouvaient augmenter, mais la pauvreté aussi.