The Contemporary Challenges of African Development:

About the Book

In 1963 there was a French agronomist named René Dumont who published a book: False start in Africa in this book it explains the economic and development difficulties that Africa was facing so since then what is the real situation of Africa today? The book is a theory-led conceptual account of the contemporary challenges that face African Development and the factors that may interact and influence at the interface of Africa development. African natural resources play vital roles in the world economic by providing the raw materials that most of the industrialized countries need for manufacturing goods and supplying services in every sector for economic growth and well-being. How come that Africa which is full of these natural resources can be the poorest continent? Africa has steadily engaged in the challenges of the twenty-first century, which began at the beginning of liberalization, which has increased economic integration, even for less developed countries or LDCs to benefit. However, there are questions about the capabilities of countries belonging LDC, especially Africa, which has cast doubt on the continent's economic progress and development. The growing list of number of key considerations and aspects that Africa needs to deal with is seemed to be impossible to know what to start.

About the Author

Jean Philippe AZANY GRAH is from Fresco in the Republic of Cote d ‘Ivoire. After his primary secondary and higher studies, he was brought up to the Armed Forces School (ENSOA) .After a brilliant military career as an instructor he was forced into exile in the United Kingdom from where he was able to obtain ABE (Executive Business Administration), BA (Hon) in politic, EMBA (Executive Masters in Business Administration) AND SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMAS all crowned with PhD. As Expert he is Developing and implementing procedures, policies and strategies for several organizations with early compelling results in unconventional sectors in Africa and other developing countries. Leads a team of international, renowned researchers with proven skills for the total economic emancipation of Africa absolutely requires the mastery of the development parameters within science, technology and the economy.