Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa and K.Y. Amoako, founder of the African Center for Economic Transformation and a former UNECA executive secretary.
Learn from Our Past to Chart a Successful Transformation - Amoako
With abundant resources, a burgeoning youth population, and growing attractiveness to industry and investors, Africa is positioned to undergo dynamic change in the decades ahead, says Dr. K. Y. Amoako, whose book Know the Beginning Well, examines from his personal perspective policies, people, and institutions that have shaped Africa's post-independence history. He discusses what is required for Africa's economic transformation in an AllAfrica guest column and an interview with the Council on Foreign Relations' Michelle Gavin.
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Africa: A Conversation with Dr. K.Y. Amoako on the Future of African Development
CFR, 13 August 2020
Too often, foreign policy conversations that aim to be global in scope lack sufficient attention to African opinions and equities. By 2050, one in four people in the world will be… Read more »
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Africa: Knowing Our Past to Inform a Better Future
allAfrica, 15 June 2020
With abundant resources, a burgeoning youth population, and growing attractiveness to industry and investors, Africa is positioned to undergo dynamic change in the decades ahead. Read more »
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AWP, 16 March 2020
With this book, the author offers a personal look at some of the landmark policies, people, and institutions that have shaped Africa’s post-independence history—and… Read more »
KNOW THE BEGINNING WELL: An Inside Journey Through Five Decades of African Development. By K.Y. Amoako
