The continent had also, for good or bad, served as the testing ground for external policy prescriptions, some of which had not been helpful and had even perpetuated the continent's vulnerability to external shocks.
不论好坏，非洲大陆还被用作对外政策处方的试验田，一些处方没有什么帮助，甚至使该大陆易受外部震动影响状况无限期地持续下去。