Africa Growth Initiative

Foresight Africa

Top Priorities for the Continent in 2013

Each year, the Africa Growth Initiative previews events and trends that are anticipated to shape Africa in the coming year. This year’s Foresight Africa report — a collection of short briefs on the major issues for Africa in 2013— seeks to continue this tradition.

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African Experts Discuss the Region's Top Issues

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Africa Research Fellow Anne Kamau interviewed scholars from five leading think tanks in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria and Uganda, asking them to identify the biggest challenges facing their respective countries in the year ahead.

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Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2013

Supporters of South Africa's President Zuma celebrate his re-election as party President at the National Conference of the ruling ANC in Bloemfontein (REUTERS/Mike Hutchings).

On January 9, the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings hosted a discussion with leading African experts on what the most pressing issues and challenges are for the continent in 2013.

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A woman works in a rice mill in Aliade community in the Gwer local government area of the central state of Benue (REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde).