Word: continental
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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In his 30-minute speech, Mandela demonstrated his understanding of the economic problems facing the African continent and his concern for its impoverished people.
Flanked by some of the most renowned scholars of Africa and Afro-American studies, standing at a podium adorned with white and crimson roses, Mandela praised Harvard's commitment to studying the African continent.
Bringing countries around the world together to confront poverty and inequality is a theme that runs through many of Mandela's speeches. A man who practices what he preaches, Mandela often takes his ideas from continent to continent, speaking before the United Nations and other governments.
It is therefore a source of great encouragement and inspiration for us to learn about the "Emerging Africa" research project housed in the newly-created Center for International Development at Harvard. Its objective of undertaking an appraisal of Africa's economic, social and political history, as well as the problems...
The disparity between the developed and developing world, between North and South, reflects itself also in the sphere of educational and intellectual resources. When in Africa we speak and dream of, and work for, a rebirth of that continent as a full participant in the affairs of the world in...