Unfortunately, the drought which southern Africa had been experiencing in the last few years had had an extremely adverse impact on rural development, as rural communities were always the first victims of such disasters.
Malheureusement, la sécheresse qui a récemment frappé l'Afrique australe a eu des effets très néfastes sur le développement rural, les habitants des campagnes étant toujours les premières victimes d'un tel fléau.