‘Mansa Musa’ Prodigal Sons: Trajectory of Africa’s Historical Wealth and Modern Misery
By Taiwo Akerele
In this article, Taiwo Akerele, argues that the African continent is too naturally endowed and potentially rich to be poor, too strong to be weak. He concludes that this is a challenge to current African leaders juxtaposed against the background of the pre-colonial Africa’s economy to be more productive than the 21st-century economy powered by technology and global competitiveness.
Participating at the just concluded African Network for Environmental and Economic Justices’ (ANEEJ) regional program on debt sustainability in partnership with AFRODAD Zimbabwe as a panelist and lead paper presenter at the Spring of 2021 presented an opportunity for me to join the league of the arguing group as to whether the present debt profile of African countries is sustainable and ...
