African Nations Need to Put Their Houses in Order - Barasa

The pledges trip easily off the tongues of global leaders on summit occasions, but experts canvassed by Agence France-Presse fear African nations may forever struggle to be truly heard no matter the global forum.

Neither South Africa nor Egypt could ever be said to represent the vast swathes of sub-Saharan Africa to which most aid is directed.

"South Africa cannot represent a whole continent," said Tiberius Barasa of the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research in Nairobi, Kenya.

"South Africa is a developing country but it is quite different from the rest of the African countries given its history and its economic growth."

The solution, for him, is for Africans to take matters into their own hands. "We can't only blame G8 or multilateral organisations," he said. "We have to put our own houses in order."

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