Table of Contents
Introduction 5
The strategic challenge: Overcoming embedded dysfunction 6
1 Rural poverty, food insecurity an the struggle for resources 9
The changing role of agriculture 9
What are the constraints to agricultural productivity in Africa 10
Transforming African agriculture: The way forward 13
2 The urban challenge in Africa 15
Introduction 15
Key Dimensions of the Urban Crisis in Africa 15
Conclusion 21
3 Conflict prevention and post-conflict transformation 23
Introduction 23
Understanding the roots of African conflicts 24
International response to African conflict after 1989 25
After the Rwandan genocide: The international community and post-conflict reconstruction 26
The role of the African Union in conflict prevention 27
Conclusion 28
4 Africa and the World Trading System: The challenge of 'rebalancing' the 'unbalanced rules' 29
Africa and the World Trading System: 29
Life at the end of the road: Doha is dead! 31
Africa and The European Union: From the Lome Convention to the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) 33
Conclusion 35
5 Roadmaps to Africa's Renewal: Global and local dimensions 36
A roadmap for Africa's development 37
Bibliography 40
List of Tables
1 The scale and nature of rural poverty in Africa 10