Whose Africa is rising?

Moses Khisa

Review of African Political Economy, 2019, vol. 46, issue 160, 304-316

Abstract: This briefing revisits the ‘Africa rising’ narrative. It makes two arguments. First, the ‘Africa rising’ narrative at best sits on a shaky foundation. African economies may have registered modest growth in recent years but the growth is either superficial or not happening in the sectors that matter the most. Second, the rather rosy picture of a rising Africa masks the continent’s continued marginal position in the global capitalist structures of power, domination and exploitation.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2019.1605589

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