Omid Kassiri

Jan 13, 2025 | brookings.edu | Landry Signé |Acha Leke |Mayowa Kuyoro |Omid Kassiri

Editor's note: This essay opens Chapter 1 of Foresight Africa 2025-2030, which examines the urgent need for African nations to harness their internal strengths and reduce reliance on external forces to drive sustainable growth from within. Africa is increasingly recognized as the next frontier for global economic growth.1 Its potential is vast, characterized by diverse natural resources, a burgeoning youth population, and untapped innovation.

Feb 4, 2023 | dispatchist.com | Omid Kassiri

By Safia Boly and Omid KassiriNAIROBI — The COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by supply-chain disruptions and surging inflation, has highlighted the fragilities of Africa’s food systems, leading to a 60 per cent increase in hunger across the continent in 2020 alone.