Notwithstanding the 30 per cent increase in expenditures on country projects in Africa, overall expenditures on technical cooperation in Africa dropped by 4 per cent, mainly, as has already been indicated, on account of reduced expenditures on African regional projects.
21. 尽管非洲的国家项目支出增加了30%，非洲的技术合作总支出下降了4%，如前已指出，其主要原因是非洲的区域项目支出减少。