Africa Tomorrow
Leapfrogging
Can floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) outsmart insecurity or exacerbate it?
FLNG offers new energy frontiers in fragile contexts, but its offshore nature may bypass communities and entrench the very risks it aims to avoid.
31 July 2025 by Nina Davis
Financial Flows
The promise of more investment
Africa’s growth is constrained by limited capital and low domestic revenues, so what can more financial inflows bring to the continent?
29 July 2025 by Jakkie Cilliers
Demographics
Africa’s future demographic dividend matters to Europe today
Africa’s demographic surge offers Europe a chance to rethink labour, migration and global partnerships through a lens of long-term interdependence.
23 July 2025 by Jakkie Cilliers, Julia Baum and Gijsbert Werner
The AfCFTA
Regional trade could focus South Africa’s muddled foreign policy
Coalition governance is messy, but parties should be able to agree on prioritising economic growth and trade into Africa.
22 July 2025 by Jakkie Cilliers
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Futures of the State in the Global South
Can Nigeria govern for tomorrow, today?
Strategic foresight may be Nigeria’s best hope to shift from reactive crisis management to future-fit, youth-driven governance.
17 July 2025 by Nurulhudah Okwayo
Manufacturing
Unlocking Africa’s manufacturing potential
Energy, transport and reforms are strategic priorities for Africa’s industrialisation.
15 July 2025 by Marvellous Ngundu
Leapfrogging
The potential of digitisation in Ghana
Ghana’s digital push, from smart IDs to AI hubs, offers a real chance to fast-track growth and close the gap with global peers.
10 July 2025 by Jakkie Cilliers
Africa in the World
Is Africa the next frontier for autonomous weapons?
The continent’s foreign arms suppliers are not keen on restricting killer robots.
08 July 2025 by Kyle Hiebert