5. 尽管存在这些问题 非洲并非注定会失败 几个非洲国家已经表明 可以进行可持续经济改革和取得结构上的多样化 从而大大减少贫穷 它们的经验对于非洲其他国家来说是重要的经验教训 他接着概述了这次会议需要解决的一些关键问题
5. Despite these problems, Africa was not doomed to failure. A few African countries had shown that it was possible to undertake sustainable economic reforms and attain structural diversification and thereby reduce poverty significantly. Their experiences were an important lesson for the rest of Africa. His remaining remarks outlined some of the key issues and questions to be addressed in the meeting.