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Welcome Message from our Founder-CEO


“Too many people fall short of their dreams because they don’t have the legs to stand up and see their goals to the end”, Anonymous

"The most common cause of failure is quitting", Tom Peters


 

HELP US GROW. MAKE A DONATION TO AFRICA AGENDA TODAY! 

Friends, members, visitors and supporters of Africa Agenda.

Welcome to the online home of our organization! I hope you fine this website  helpful towards an understanding of comtemporary Africa and the many challenges it faces today. We are here to help, and with your support, make Africa a better continent for future generations.

I want to take a moment to highlight some of our recent accomplishments and to ask for your help to move our organization to produce the next set of results for Africa.

Since March 2005, we have rolled up our sleeves and conducted nearly one hundred (100) breakthrough Africa related forums and events around the Denver metro area. During this time, we have not only partnered and worked with over fifty (50) organizations and communities; our activities have placed increasing focus on the significant role that a vibrant Africa can play in the world today.

In 2008, we held the Zimbabwe Talk as well as the Kenya Media and Citizens Dialogue, organized in the aftermath of elections violence in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Your participation and comments about the role of Africa Agenda in community conflict mediation-reconciliation remain resounding.

In May 2009, we kicked-off the Cameroon Information and Education Project (CIEP), to help bridge the knowledge and information gap about Cameroon. As part of the CIEP, we invited leaders from the Cameroonian embassy in Washington DC and the local community to discuss the future of Cameroon. In just four months, the CIEP has distributed over 500 free-pocket-size copies of the revised Cameroon Constitution. The booklets include the April 2008 constitutional amendments made by the administration. Today, the demand for more Cameroon constitution booklets is overwhelming our organization.

In July 2009, we organized Obama, Ghana and John Atta Mills in response to President Obama’s visit to Ghana. This was a historic event for the Ghanaian nation and for Africa Agenda as well. For one thing, the discussions led to a recommendation for Africans to take ownership of affairs of Africa and not remain as bystanders. We are now working to translate these recommendations into actions.

In less than five years, Africa Agenda has not only established a uniqueness about what we do; we have distinguished ourselves as a driven, focused and determined organization. We have done this by sitting at the forefront of the global challenges confronting Africa today.

But this is only the beginning. We are not relenting! We need your help so we can continue to deliver our message to a broader and broader audience. You can help by contributing $25, $50 or $100. Without your help our voices will not be heard. 

Remember, your contribution is tax deductible. You can write a check and mail to Africa Agenda, or make a contribution through this website or call us.

 Sincerely,

George Bamu

 

 

TODAY'S AFRICA

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“Today’s Africa is clearly different from the Africa of the early 1990’s, when it was coming out of the declines after the first two oil price shocks, the debt problems, and stagnation of the adjustments years. Thanks to the recent acceleration of growth, there is a higher economic base to work with”

 “Africa today enjoys better economic prospects because its leaders have undertaken major reforms during the past 10 years and are taking increasing control of their economic destiny”

“African governments are making regional initiatives in conflict resolution and are taking action to improve governance under the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)”

The World Bank’s Country Performance and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score is a broad measure of policy and institutional performance. With regard to Africa they have used 16 items to measure performance based on economic management, structural policies, policies for social inclusion and equity and public sector management and institutions.

In 2005 the CPIA score for African countries was 2.8. By 2006, it was 3.2

According to the World Bank, countries with CPIA scores of greater than or equal to 3.5 by 2006 tend to have higher growth and lower inflation than those with lower than 3.5. Only exception is Zimbabwe.

Sign of the Times in Africa

In 2008, the Probability for conflict has declined in many African Nations from 17 to 6.

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Reduced Inflation

From 1980’s to 2008- About 10 countries experienced hyper inflation at various points in time

Now, Inflation in Africa has come down since 1995. Inflation has fallen below 10% since 2002, except in Zimbabwe

Number of countries that have kept inflation below 10% a year Increased from 11 to 30 countries

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Sources: Is Africa’s Economy at a Turning Point? The World Bank Africa Region-Policy Research Working Paper/World Bank Policy Research Papers –World Bank Development Indicators (WDI), February 2008