
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 9, October 2023 – Development, Development Cooperation and Africa in the Twenty-First Century
This Note, prepared as a knowledge product for the forthcoming Development Leaders Conference in Oslo, Prof. Grieve Chelwa of the Africa Institute in Sharjah explores the prospects for Africa’s development in the 21st Century by assessing several factors that he anticipates will impact the prospects. Prof. Chelwa concludes that “granting African governments the autonomy to devise policies as they see fit will be a crucial matter of consideration in the twenty-first century.”