John Kakonge
JOHN O. KAKONGE is currently president of the Association of Former International Civil Servants of the United Nations (AFICS) in Kenya. He has served as Kenya Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva. Previously he was UNDP/UN Resident Coordinator in a number of African countries, including Lesotho, Liberia, The Gambia and Rwanda. He has published scholarly and policy papers and book chapters on environmental and sustainable development issues and holds degrees from the universities of Nairobi, Howard (USA) and Cambridge (UK). He is also a Fellow of Oxford University and an Associate Research Scholar of Yale University.
The role of culture in Africa’s development

The role of culture in Africa’s development

by John Kakonge | Oct 1, 2018

Many aspects of African culture can be used to support development, but others have delayed progress Africa is a vast continent with a diversity of cultures. Rather than see this as an impediment to development, the continent should take advantage of this rich...

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John Kakonge
JOHN O. KAKONGE is currently president of the Association of Former International Civil Servants of the United Nations (AFICS) in Kenya. He has served as Kenya Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva. Previously he was UNDP/UN Resident Coordinator in a number of African countries, including Lesotho, Liberia, The Gambia and Rwanda. He has published scholarly and policy papers and book chapters on environmental and sustainable development issues and holds degrees from the universities of Nairobi, Howard (USA) and Cambridge (UK). He is also a Fellow of Oxford University and an Associate Research Scholar of Yale University.
The role of culture in Africa’s development

The role of culture in Africa’s development

by John Kakonge | Oct 1, 2018 |

Many aspects of African culture can be used to support development, but others have delayed progress Africa is a vast continent with a diversity of cultures. Rather than see this as an impediment to development, the continent should take advantage of this rich...