The United Nations, the Bretton Woods Institutions and African Reconstruction

The United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions were established in the immediate post-World War II period to preserve and promote international peace and security, cooperation, free trade in goods and services in the world as a factor of reconstruction and development after the overwhelming effects of the war. What is the relationship between Sub-Saharan Africa and the United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions? What are the roles of these institutions in African reconstruction and development?