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    What's really holding back Africa's economic growth?

    A common theme was the need to listen to local voices — and give those people a real say in decisions about them.

    By Vince Chadwick // 30 September 2024

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    What is the greatest barrier limiting economic growth in Africa?

    That was the question put to four experts at Devex’s event, Unlocking Africa’s potential: The path to economic transformation on the continent, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly this week.

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      Vince Chadwick is a contributing reporter at Devex. A law graduate from Melbourne, Australia, he was social affairs reporter for The Age newspaper, before covering breaking news, the arts, and public policy across Europe, including as a reporter and editor at POLITICO Europe. He was long-listed for International Journalist of the Year at the 2023 One World Media Awards.

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