Africa Tomorrow
Current Path
Africa needs a voice on information integrity and media freedom
South Africa’s G20 presidency shouldn’t drop the baton passed by Brazil on this crucial issue that underpins good governance.
11 September 2025 by Karen Allen
Combined Scenario
Can Gabon break the resource trap?
After the 2025 elections, Gabon faces a defining choice: transform its oil-based economy or risk repeating decades of fragility.
09 September 2025 by Julia Bello-Schünemann
Governance
Africa must help steer the world away from deep-sea mining
Unilateral deep-sea mining, such as that planned by the Trump administration, could have grave impacts on Africa.
04 September 2025 by David Willima
The AfCFTA
Africa-China trade: openness without industry
Heavy reliance on Chinese imports and weak global value chain linkages are stalling Africa’s industrialisation.
02 September 2025 by Marvellous Ngundu
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Governance
Growth and identity: right goals, wrong game plan for SA’s National Dialogue
With inclusive economic growth, SA’s rainbow nation dream is possible – but can an ANC-dominated dialogue deliver?
28 August 2025 by Jakkie Cilliers
Large Infrastructure
The Cape Mirage? Why Cape Town may become another dysfunctional African city
Beneath Cape Town’s image of prosperity lies a fragile urban model, strained by migration, informality and fiscal stress.
26 August 2025 by Burgert Gildenhuys
Africa in the World
Right-sizing Africa’s “China challenge”
Understanding China’s role in Africa requires robust data analysis and a departure from typical global talking points.
21 August 2025 by Collin Meisel
Financial Flows
Rethinking remittances: the overlooked billions sustaining African households
FinTech, migration policy and AfCFTA must align to unlock the development potential of remittances in Africa.
19 August 2025 by Marvellous Ngundu and Julia Baum