The Foresight Africa report released last week puts forward six key areas that African leaders may focus on if at all the people’s livelihoods are to be improved. They must also inculcate public accountability through better elections and services, target the welfare of the youth and combat climate change. “Climate change is and has been an issue for the continent for the last 15 years and has been continually getting more complex to manage,” said Macharia Kamau, Former Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for el-Niño and Climate Change. This translates to a punitive climate change penalty and a severe restriction on economic potential, growth and positive social transformation." But climate change is a result of nearly 200 years of the industrial revolution, which Africa did not take part in.

Source: Daily Nation January 18, 2020 16:41 UTC