Africa Emerges

Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a troubled dark continent. Most of its constituent countries are now enjoying significant economic growth and political progress. The new Africa has begun to banish the miseries of the past, and appears ready to play an important role in world affairs. Thanks to shifts in leadership and governance, an African renaissance could be at hand. Yet the road ahead is not without obstacles. As world renowned expert on African affairs, Robert Rotberg, expertly shows, Africa today maybe poised to deliver real rewards to its long suffering citizens but it faces critical new crises as well as abundant new opportunities. Africa Emerges draws on a wealth of empirical data to explore the key challenges Africa must overcome in the coming decades. From peacekeeping to health and disease, from energy needs to education, this illuminating analysis diagnoses the remaining impediments Africa will need to surmount if it is to emerge in 2050 as a prosperous, peaceful, dynamic collection of robust large and small nations. Africa Emerges offers an unparalleled guide for all those interested in the dynamics of modern Africa s political, economic, and social development.

Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a troubled 'darkcontinent.' Most of its constituent countries are nowenjoying significant economic growth and political progress. Thenew Africa has begun to banish the miseries of the past, andappears ready to play an important role in world affairs. Thanks toshifts in leadership and governance, an African renaissance couldbe at hand.Yet the road ahead is not without obstacles. As world renownedexpert on African affairs, Robert Rotberg, expertly shows, Africatoday maybe poised to deliver real rewards to its long sufferingcitizens but it faces critical new crises as well as abundant newopportunities. Africa Emerges draws on a wealth of empiricaldata to explore the key challenges Africa must overcome in thecoming decades. From peacekeeping to health and disease, fromenergy needs to education, this illuminating analysis diagnoses theremaining impediments Africa will need to surmount if it is toemerge in 2050 as a prosperous, peaceful, dynamic collection ofrobust large and small nations.Africa Emerges offers an unparalleled guide for all thoseinterested in the dynamics of modern Africa's politicaleconomic, and social development.

Acknowledgements viiiIntroduction: A Continent on the Move 11 Myriad Challenges and Opportunities 52 A Demographic Dividend or Just More People? 213 Tropical Dilemmas: Disease, Water, and More 354 Educating Future Generations 555 To War Rather than to Prosper 696 Accountability and the Wages of Corrupt Behavior 917 The Infrastructural Imperative 1168 Harnessing Mobile Telephone Capabilities 1349 China Drives Growth 15110 Strengthening Governance 17311 Creating Responsible Leadership 189Notes 216Select Bibliography 244Index 252