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Is Africa going from bad to worse, with figures on violent death rising constantly? This idea is shared by most commentators, but merits qualification. First, improvements in statistical systems have removed much of the meaning of historical comparisons. Next, the idea that the nature of conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa is changing & has led to heightened mortality is highly contestable, & sometimes manipulated. Adapted from the source document.

Non-governmental organizations, & among them political foundations, have become important actors in international relations, especially since the end of the Cold War. Americans & Germans hold a prominent position, many of their foundations acting either as a support or as an opposition to their governments. However, the part they played in democratization processes of post-communist societies & in developing countries has not always been well considered. Adapted from the source document.