This report investigates Africa's manufacturing future. It discusses and then models the potential impact of the fourth industrial revolution, with a time horizon to 2040. Africa has a large and fast-growing population. Because of this, the continent will only be able to grow fast enough to...

South Africa is rapidly approaching the end of Jacob Zuma's tenure as president. This report examines South Africa's current diplomatic, economic and other relations and presents a set of broad priorities that could help guide a post-Zuma presidency. Notably, Africa should remain the focus of...

Sub-Saharan Africa continues to experience very rapid population growth and is thus likely to remain poor. Aid should support government efforts to reduce high fertility rates that will, in time, allow citizens to benefit from inclusive economic growth, and reduce poverty. The first part of this...

Africa is undergoing several major transitions, including demographic, economic, technological, urban and socio-political. These transitions are all connected, and together they will shape the future of the continent. Looking to the future, Africa's overall story reveals a positive trend. Yet...

Nigeria’s potential to be a major player in the global economy due to its human and natural resource endowments remains unfulfilled, and the country has been declared the ‘poverty capital’ of the world. Using the International Futures model, this report presents Nigeria’s existing state...