Africa: Development Challenges and Possibilities.

• Author: Sharma, Ananya
• Position: AFRICA - Book review

Kaba, Amadu Tacky. Africa: Development Challenges and Possibilities. Austin, TX: Pan-African University Press, 2016.

Africa: Development, Challenges and Possibilities is a thought-provoking work that draws on rich scholarship and extensive empirical research. Amadu Tacky

Kaba, an associate professor of sociology at Seton Hall University, examines the complex and dynamic nature of the African continent, offering hope and realistic options for change and improvement. The book provides an illuminating window on Africa's development paradoxes and examples of real progress on the ground, such as increasing life expectancy, decreasing infant mortality rates, and increasing gross domestic products.

The book's eight chapters are divided into three sections that deal with population growth, environment, and the challenge to food production; the impact of Islam and Christianity in Africa; the role of the African diaspora; and the significance of the African Union in Africa's development. The first section, which includes two chapters, focuses on the determinants of...