The targeting of development programmes has an important role to play in linking economic growth and human development. But targeting has been controversial in Africa, especially inmulti-ethnic and diverse societies. Mohamed Damilola Olajide suggest ways to make targeting policy more effective in Africa.

The wave of divestiture process, the process of transferring ownership of a state owned enterprise to the private sector which has been blowing across African countries represents a fundamental change in the revealed preference of these countries.