Africa and globalization: What perspectives for the future of the continent?

Abstract

The author has a Ph. D in Geography obtained from the University of Pau, France. She is studying the territorialization processes in Africa, with regard both to macro-economics dynamics of development and to management of hydraulic resources in an arid and dry tropical context. She has spent long periods of time in Burkina Faso, Niger and Egypt, where she worked with international organizations. She is currently doing a Post-Doctorate at the University of Bologna; she is an Associate Researcher of the Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Economiques, Juridiques et Sociales (CEDEJ), Cairo, Egypt.