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Johannesburg - The dream of Africa Rising often seems to be a delusion rather than a realistic goal. With the regular battering of natural disasters seemingly intent on wiping out pockets of success, global markets hostile to African goods, gross inequalities and poverty and conflicts that seem to be self perpetuating, the future for African…
Exploited and abused for generations by white colonial powers and manipulative economic structures, there is a growing feeling of solidarity within parts of the African continent, as exemplified by the #NoMore movement. Covid vaccine inequality and environmental injustice, together with recent events in Ethiopia, have galvanized people. Ideas of African unity and rage against former
Western powers (dried-up imperial forces) do not want Africa and Africans to flourish and become strong, this is clear to all.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary: Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, “We know that economic diversification is go...
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary: Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, “We know that economic diversification is go...