Africa Tomorrow
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
Governance
Weaponising the law against democracy in Africa
Incumbent presidents and ruling parties increasingly bend the law to entrench their power and silence opposition.
14 August 2025 by Zenge Simakoloyi
Work/Jobs
Tackling working poverty and informality in Africa’s labour future
Africa’s jobs crisis is about quality, not quantity: curricula must reflect today’s and tomorrow’s job market needs, like digital and green skills.
12 August 2025 by Blessing Chipanda
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Africa in the World
Saudi Arabia in Africa: the Kingdom courts the Continent
The Kingdom’s late entry into Africa reflects its wider shift from religious outreach to strategic, state-led engagement.
07 August 2025 by Ronak Gopaldas
Governance
Malawi votes soon, but prosperity lies beyond the ballot
With elections nearing, familiar promises return, but without structural reforms, Malawi will continue to produce the same failures.
05 August 2025 by Michelle van Rooyen
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