Number: RL32489 Title: Africa: Development Issues and Policy Options Authors: Raymond W. Copson, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: The purpose of this report is to examine the sources of Africas slow growth and continuing poverty, and to review the principal options being discussed by development experts and advocates for reducing poverty and promoting economic growth. For more detailed information on the U.S. assistance program in Africa and current legislation, see CRS Issue Brief IB95052, Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues. Pages: 40 Date: July 22, 2004