Book chapter
Engaging with contemporary Africa: Key contexts for external actors
New Engagement: Contemporary Australian Foreign Policy Towards Africa, pp.17-33
Melbourne University Press
2013
Abstract
Australia is optimistic about Africa and its prospects and we see immense opportunities on the continent. The African economy is growing quickly – at an average rate of 5.7 per cent over the past decade and forecast to grow at 7 per cent per annum over the next 20 years. The African population is young with a medium age of 20 years – compared to 30 in Asia and 40 in Europe. It is urbanising rapidly, with a growing middle class. Africa is rich in arable land, mineral reserves and energy deposits.
Details
- Title
- Engaging with contemporary Africa: Key contexts for external actors
- Authors/Creators
- F.W. Okumu (Author/Creator)S.M. Makinda (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- D. Mickler (Editor)T. Lyons (Editor)
- Publication Details
- New Engagement: Contemporary Australian Foreign Policy Towards Africa, pp.17-33
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press; Melbourne, Australia
- Identifiers
- 991005542671907891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Management and Governance
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publisher URL
- https://www.mup.com.au/items/126336
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