McKinsey on Africa: a continent on the move McKinsey on Society

The next decade will likely mark the first since the industrial revolution when emerging economies add more to global growth than all the developed countries combined. In our view, Africa will be a core part of this economic renaissance.

July 2010

With the 2010 World Cup, the world’s eyes are turning toward the host country, South Africa, and, more broadly, to the African continent. McKinsey on Africa is an anthology of provocative essays and interviews about Africa. The collection reviews topics including the continent’s growth prospects, China’s growing role, and approaches to address Africa’s pressing health and environmental challenges.

In this anthology, you will find interviews with Kgalema Motlanthe, South Africa’s deputy president, and Jacko Maree, CEO of Standard Bank. There are essays by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, managing director of The World Bank, Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion, and Mo Ibrahim, the telecoms entrepreneur who created a foundation dedicated to improving African governance.

To view the complete print edition, please download the full anthology (PDF–7.68 MB).

To view individual articles, please visit www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Africa.

Comments

Ashley Tibbetts

Exciting! I hope to be part of making this economic renaissance happen soon in Africa.