African development in the world economy

African development in the world economy

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant literature related to African development in the world economy. Africa's size, diversity, and complexity present students and scholars of geography with both challenges and opportunities. The earth's second-largest landmass, the African continent had a human population of nearly one billion (speaking more than 2,000 languages) at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. In this paper, the author will examine the painful paradox of African development in the world economy. ...