Welcome to the blog. To contextualize my perspective: I am an Economics and Geography undergraduate with no prior personal or academic experience related to Africa. Therefore, my perspective of Africa will be formed primarily through the culmination of research and reports from academia, local and intergovernmental organizations. Wary of the potential pitfalls in studying and writing about Africa from the perspective of a largely western-influenced education system, as satirically critiqued by Wainaina ( Wainaina, 2005 ), I will strive to incorporate research and insights from both leading African academics and local voices living through the experience. I acknowledge that although the task of forming a perspective on the heterogeneously complex topic of water and food in Africa may appear incredibly daunting, it is imperative given the continent’s growing strategic importance and impact globally. Africa is the second largest continent in the world, comprising of 54 countries and 1...