《Top Priorities for Africa in 2016》.pdf

TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE CONTINENT IN 2013 FORESIGHT AFRICA JANUARY 2013 › JULIUS AGBOR › RICHARD JOSEPH › ANNE W. KAMAU › MWANGI S. KIMENYI › STEPHANIE MAJEROWICZ › JOHN MUKUM MBAKU › TODD MOSS › JOHN PAGE › JESSICA SMITH › YUN SUN › KEVIN WATKINS About the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative For Africa to achieve transformative progress, policy solutions must come from African sources. The Africa Growth Initiative brings together African scholars to provide policymakers with high-quality research, expertise and innovative solutions that promote Africa’s economic development. The Initiative also collaborates with research partners in the region to raise the African voice in global policy debates on Africa. Our mission is to deliver research from an African perspective that informs sound policy, creating sustained economic growth and development for the people of Africa. Acknowledgements: The Africa Growth Initiative would like to thank Jessica Smith for her research coordination, as well as Annie Moulton and Andrew Westbury for their invaluable coordination efforts on this publication. We would also like to thank the Brookings Global Economy and Development program for its continued guidance and support for the Initiative, as well as Christina Golubski and Mao-Lin Shen for their editorial assistance. Cover photos courtesy of Arne Hoel/World Bank, John Hogg/World Bank, Trevor Samson/World Bank, Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images and Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images. CONTENTS Introduction i For Africa’s Youth, Jobs are Job One 1 John Page The Second Obama Administration Should Close Africa’s Energy Poverty Gap 4 Todd Moss and Stephanie Majerowicz China’s New Leadership and Sino-Africa Relations 7 Yun Sun, Julius Agbor and Jessica Smith Kenya at a Tipping Point: The 2013 Presidential Election 10 Mwangi S. Kimenyi Discordant Development and Insecurity in Africa 14 Richard Jose