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To assess the credibility of the claim of Africa's impressive growth against key developmental dimensions.

July 3, 2026Open Access

Fictions, factors and futures: reflections on Africa's 'impressive growth'

Key Points

To assess the credibility of the claim of Africa's impressive growth against key developmental dimensions.
Analysis of six developmental dimensions: political, economic, social, technological, learning, and ecological.
Reflection on historical context from the 1950s and 1960s independence era.
Expert insights from Geci Karuri-Sebina, Alioune Sall, Rasigan Maharajh, and Alinah Segobye.
Highlights a gap between perceived and actual growth across multiple dimensions.
Suggests that future growth prospects depend on improvements in education and leadership.
Calls for a more grounded perspective on Africa's development trajectory.

Abstract

The vision of 'Africa's Impressive Growth' has been espoused to great excitement and acclaim in recent years, a reigniting of the euphoria of the independence era of African nations in the 1950s and 1960s. Geci Karuri-Sebina, Alioune Sall, Rasigan Maharajh and Alinah Segobye test the credibility of the claim and reflect it against six key developmental dimensions: political, economic, social, technological, learning, and ecological. They suggest that Africa needs a more grounded perspective on her future prospects, one that could be bright depending on improved education and leadership.

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Human Sciences Research Council (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4752775c29257aa2579218 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14749/32846393

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