Africa Tomorrow
Africa Financial Flows Forecast
Can an African Credit Rating Agency overcome investor scepticism?
Current credit ratings may disadvantage the continent, but wouldn’t an African agency amount to Africa ‘marking its own homework’?
30 July 2026 by Peter Fabricius
Africa Governance Futures
Continued conflict could further ruin Sudan’s economy
Modelling shows that continued conflict could cost the economy US$34.5 billion and push an additional 34 million people into extreme poverty by 2043.
28 July 2026 by Enoch Randy Aikins
Africa Manufacturing Forecast
Critical minerals will reshape European-African relations
Critical raw materials are drawing Europe and Africa closer as Europe seeks competitiveness and Africa pursues industrialisation.
23 July 2026 by Jonathan Kaupenjohann
Africa Employment Forecast
Why skills alone cannot solve South Africa’s unemployment
The country’s jobs crisis reflects a systemic failure spanning employment creation and the education-to-work pipeline.
21 July 2026 by Marvellous Ngundu and Blessing Chipanda
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Africa Manufacturing Forecast
Lessons from Hormuz: Africa must close its processing gap
The continent's dependence on imported fuels, fertilisers and other manufactured products highlights the urgent need for regional value chains.
14 July 2026 by Blessing Chipanda and Marvellous Ngundu
Africa in the World 2043
Why AI rivalry may actually make the world safer
Preventing an AI crisis requires US-China cooperation and effective governance of companies such as OpenAI.
07 July 2026 by Jakkie Cilliers
Africa Employment Forecast
The untapped potential of labour and education migration from Africa to Germany
Regular migration from Africa is expanding, but delivering shared benefits will depend on how these pathways are designed and supported.
02 July 2026 by David Kipp, Emma Landmesser and Tobias Heidland
Africa Current Path
South Africa's illegal migration solution lies beyond its borders
Enforcement alone cannot resolve a challenge rooted in regional governance failures, economic disparities and instability.
30 June 2026 by Blessing Chipanda and Marvellous Ngundu