ELIMINATING POVERTY IN AFRICA: An Appeal for More Realistic Targets New research by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) African Futures Project shows that Africa will realistically, only achieve the 1990’s slogan of ‘making poverty history’ by 2063. The forecast maps out a comprehensive set of policy interventions that will make every African citizen sit up and think again about the sometimes-morose predictions for the continent’s future. The future is certainly largely unpredictable, and the researchers admit that shocks or unforeseen political interventions – Ebola comes to mind – can steer things in a completely different direction. Agenda 2063 marks 100 years after the formation of the OAU. The research shows that such a distant time horizon may be appropriate given the deep-rooted nature of Africa’s poverty challenge.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:18:41 +0000
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