Africa Tomorrow
Global Power Shifts
Is Iran America's Suez moment?
The war with Iran tests the limits of United States power, with implications for Africa’s place in a more contested global order.
06 October 2026 by Jakkie Cilliers
Africa Large Infrastructure Futures
Invest now, retrofit later: Ethiopia’s urban choice
Addis Ababa's urban growth can become an economic asset if investment gets there first.
29 September 2026 by Marvellous Ngundu
Africa Financial Flows Forecast
Africa needs better investment, not just more investment
Investor rankings tell only part of the story, as both the scale and development impact of FDI matter.
22 September 2026 by Marvellous Ngundu
Africa Governance Futures
Africa cannot wait for great leaders
Long-term transformation requires systems that identify, prepare and empower leaders before they reach positions of power.
17 September 2026 by Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed
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Global Power Shifts
Africa’s evolving Red Sea security dynamics and implications for Europe
Gulf rivalries are drawing African Red Sea states into a new security order, testing continental agency and Europe’s regional role.
15 September 2026 by Priyal Singh
Africa Governance Futures
Agree to disagree: why the AU and the EU should engage in pragmatic partnerships
The AU–EU partnership should embrace the plurality within both unions, make interests transparent, and enable pragmatic cooperation between coalitions of willing countries, helping to bring proclaimed ambitions closer to actual practice.
10 September 2026 by Benedikt Erforth and Lena Gutheil
Africa Demographics Forecast
Africa’s leaders are governing in the present tense
Africa’s demographic windows differ sharply by region, demanding leadership that prepares economies and institutions for the decades ahead.
08 September 2026 by Nurulhudah Okwayo
Africa Governance Futures
Deepfakes are helping Africa’s strongmen stay in power
Artificial intelligence is enabling autocrats to spread self-serving illusions.
03 September 2026 by Kyle Volpi Hiebert