Editing African Renaissance (section)

==African Renaissance Institute==
On October 11, 1999, the African Renaissance Institute (ARI) was founded in [[Pretoria]].{{sfn|Okumu|2002|p=157}} Its initial focuses were on the development of African human resources, science and technology, agriculture, nutrition and health, culture, business, peace, and good governance.{{sfn|Okumu|2002|p=267}} In his book ''The African Renaissance'', [[Washington Aggrey Jalang'o Okumu]] wrote that,

<blockquote>"The most important and primary role of the African Renaissance Institute now and in the coming years is to gather a critical mass of first-class African scientists and to give them large enough grants on a continuing basis, as well as sufficient infrastructure, to enable them to undertake meaningful problem-solving R&D applied to industrial production that will lead to really important results of economic dimensions."{{sfn|Okumu|2002|p=170}}</blockquote>