Forward-thinking policy analysis for Africa's decision-makers

Forward-thinking policy analysis for Africa's decision-makers

We conduct independent research on Africa’s development prospects using a dynamic, and continually updated forecasting platform to understand the potential progress of the African continent. We provide decision-makers, civil society, and experts with forward-thinking policy analysis to plan key development pathways.

Forecasting the
future of Africa

How to use this site

How to use this site

  1. Watch the introduction video above 
  2. Use our AI chatbot for a personalised search
  3. Select individual country analyses on the interactive map below
  4. Select continental forecasts for the Current Path, all Themes, and the Combined Agenda below
  5. Access more resources via the main navigation menu
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AUDA-NEPAD

AUDA-NEPAD

We partner and support AUDA-NEPAD through foresight planning and scenario-building across Africa to deliver monitoring, evaluation, and evidence-based policy development that strengthens and aligns development forecasting and analytic capabilities with member states and regional institutions to pursue the Agenda 2063 goals and targets.

All geographies in Africa

Countries

The Current Path forecast for each of 54 countries and an ambitious positive scenario on Demographics and Health, Agriculture, Education, Manufacturing, AfCFTA, Large Infrastructure and Leapfrogging, Financial Flows, and Governance, and a combined scenario.

Select from the drop-down menu or click on a country.

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • DR Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Regions

The Current Path forecast for Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa, and an ambitious positive scenario on Demographics and Health, Agriculture, Education, Manufacturing, AfCFTA, Large Infrastructure and Leapfrogging, Financial Flows, and Governance, and a combined scenario.

Select from the drop-down menu or click on a region.

  • North Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa

Regional Economic Communities

The Current Path forecast for key Regional Economic Communities, and an ambitious positive scenario on Demographics and Health, Agriculture, Education, Manufacturing, AfCFTA, Large Infrastructure and Leapfrogging, Financial Flows, and Governance, and a combined scenario.

Select from the drop-down menu or click on a REC.

  • AMU
  • CEN-SAD
  • COMESA
  • EAC
  • ECOWAS
  • ECCAS
  • IGAD
  • SADC
  • ECOWAS

Income groups

The Current Path forecasts for the World Bank country income groups, and an ambitious positive scenario on Demographics and Health, Agriculture, Education, Manufacturing, AfCFTA, Large Infrastructure and Leapfrogging, Financial Flows, and Governance, and a combined scenario.

Select from the drop-down menu or click on a country income group.

  • Low-income Africa
  • Lower middle-income Africa
  • Upper middle-income Africa
  • High-income Africa

Africa's Current Path, 16 thematic futures and a Combined Agenda 2063 scenario

Click on an icon to access the thematic futures insight.