How Africa can keep rising

This is an article I wrote that goes into more detail, highlighting six important questions that African policy makers would need to address urgently in order to prevent the fresh bout of Afro-pessimism in light of global uncertainties.

This is my story of development economics in action, written from the front lines of economic reform in Nigeria and Africa more generally. Corrupt, mismanaged and seemingly hopeless: that's how the international community viewed Nigeria in the early 2000s. Then Nigeria implemented a sweeping set of economic and political changes and began to reform the unreformable. This book tells the story of how a dedicated and politically committed team of reformers set out to fix a series of broken institutions and, in the process, repositioned Nigeria's economy in ways that helped create a more diversified springboard for steadier long-term growth.

This McKinsey report on Africa examines the sources behind Africa's economic growth acceleration since 2000 and the prospects for future growth. It makes two important conclusions: (1) that this growth acceleration is beyond the resource boom and (2) there are significant business opportunities, many yet untapped, within Africa.

This book provides on the ground perspective, personal stories and insights from Africa’s leading CEOs on the potential and opportunities for Africa’s growth and also the challenges.

John Reader's seminal work gives a good overview of Africa's history, providing historical context for anyone interested in Africa development or working on policy on the continent.