World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development: Volume 8 Issue 2/3

The critical role of capacity building in achieving sustainable development in Africa

Allam Ahmed, Kobena T. Hanson

Today, more so than ever before, the African Continent is confronted with many challenges on its path to sustained growth and development. There is no denying the fact that Africa…

The future of Africa is now! The critical role of capacity development

Frannie A. Léautier

African countries experienced severe macroeconomic shocks in the 1980’s, which put them on a reform path that has generated resilience visible in their ability to recover and even…

The African capacity building foundation rising to the challenge of capacity through a unique and innovative framework

W. Paatii Ofosu‐Amaah

The birth of the African Capacity Building Foundation on February 9, 1991, was the culmination of intense efforts and groundbreaking commitment to capacity building in Africa by…

The state of capacity building in Africa

Roger Tsafack Nanfosso

How can we account for the actual state of capacity building in Africa? This paper attempts to respond to this question, building on the existing literature and statistical data…

Capacity building of knowledge management among research institutes: Reflections from the GDNET experience

Sherine Ghoneim, Cheryl Brown

As the knowledge management and research communications arm of the Global Development Network, GDNet builds the capacity of researchers from developing and transition countries to…

Initiative to build capacity in research and postgraduate training

Silas Lwakabamba

African leaders recognise that development of the continent depends on higher education and research. To that effect, the Africa Union (AU) and New Economic Partnership for Africa…

Africa’s second half‐centenary: Sustainable human development/citizen security?

Timothy M. Shaw

Africa faces an unanticipated ‘second chance’ at the start of the second decade of the 21st century: how many ‘developmental’ versus ‘fragile’ states by 2020? The interrelated…

Local territories, their power and their actions: Development as a weapon for peace

Cristina D’Alessandro‐Scarpari

Focusing on local realities and more precisely on urban contexts, post‐conflict reconstruction can use development as an instrument for peace ‐ or even as a weapon for peace. At…