Coverage of Africa in 2016 gave cause for alarm, and for celebration too. That should continue in 2017 as people across the continent take on monumental political and environmental challenges.For several years now, it’s been a popular trope of the Western press to make sweeping statements about Africa’s collective future – the continent is tumbling, no it’s rising, or maybe, as The New York Times put it earlier this year, Africa – all 50 some countries and 1.2 billion people of it – is just “reeling.”In truth, like everywhere in the world, the future you see here depends on where you stand – and where you look.In 2016, I reported on violence, starvation, and corruption across Africa. I also wrote about a pioneering African astronomer, the continent’s refugee Olympians, and how Africa’s female politicians have set a global model for gender equity in governance.There was cause for alarm, and for celebration too. Many of those stories – from the ugly to the triumphant to everything in the murky middle between – are likely to continue into the new year. Here are a few stories to watch in Africa in 2017.
Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2016/1228/Africa-in-2017-Fighting-drought-demanding-good-governance