Contemporary Challenges in Africa's Development

Optimism about Africa’s growth is blurred by past and current experiences of the exclusiveness of such a growth process. Socio-economic, political and environmental challenges have played major roles in compounding the challenges faced by African economies. In addition, the exclusivity of the continent’s growth process has exposed countries to the vagaries of climate change, raised unemployment and turned the bulging youth population into an army of thugs awaiting the next opportunity to ag...