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Financing Africa’s infrastructure and agricultural development: Inclusive growth for economic transformation

19 October, 201719 October, 2017

New York, 17 October 2017 – The case for financing infrastructure and agricultural development was made at the United Nations headquarters during Africa Week. Chair of the Africa Group, Mr Mohamed Siad Doualeh, Permanent Representative of Djibouti to the United Nations, made the call to look at ways to mobilse resources, investment, capacities, skills andContinue reading Financing Africa’s infrastructure and agricultural development: Inclusive growth for economic transformation →

Building public health delivery systems that support Africa’s industrialization

17 October, 201719 October, 2017

New York, 17 October 2017 – “It is a fact that Africa is the second most populous continent in the world, with the population projected to grow by 25% by 2050 and 40% by end of the century. Yet the continent has health challenges that need to be addressed in order to support the growingContinue reading Building public health delivery systems that support Africa’s industrialization →

Africa Week: Integrated, prosperous, people-centred and peaceful Africa

16 October, 201719 October, 2017

New York, 16 October 2017 – “The international world must change the way it looks at Africa. Africa is a place of opportunity,” said Mr António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations during the opening session of Africa Week in New York. Africa Week commenced with a high level event on Supporting an Integrated, Prosperous,Continue reading Africa Week: Integrated, prosperous, people-centred and peaceful Africa →

Growth Without Industrialization?

13 October, 2017

I share with you a very good article by Dani Rodrik, an economist whom I appreciate very much. This paper also illustrates how reality sometimes goes faster than economists can predict. We must therefore be agile and flexible in our approach to industrialization policies. Low-income African countries can sustain moderate rates of productivity growth intoContinue reading Growth Without Industrialization? →