Nigerian turmoil embodies African woes

Delegates at the World Economic Forum on Africa will be isolated from reality on the ground, says Pascal Fletcher.

DELEGATES to the World Economic Forum on Africa today in the Nigerian capital Abuja will be in the right place to reflect on the rising continent’s problems, as well as its undoubted potential.

Participants, including Chinese premier Li Keqiang and African leaders, meet as the continent’s largest economy grapples with a surging Islamist revolt and inter-communal clashes that highlight poverty, ethnic and religious schisms, and battles over power and resources in many parts of Africa.