Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. With support from the Mastercard Foundation, The African Century provides a unique platform for debate about the vital issues shaping African societies.
Aug 3, 2020 says the recent arrest of a leading journalist reveals the true nature of Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.
Jul 23, 2020 advocates digital-literacy programs and confidence-building initiatives to bolster innovative capacity.
Jul 13, 2020 & show which interventions are needed to offset pandemic-induced learning losses – and how to pay for them.
Jul 6, 2020 explains how an impoverished landlocked democracy can make the most of its demographic boom.
Jun 24, 2020 offers six reasons why the continent may defy gloomy economic predictions stemming from the COVID-19 crisis.
Jun 12, 2020 says opponents of authoritarian regimes should focus on building popular movements rather than institutions.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s incendiary anti-China speech in late July provides a useful guide to the official thinking underlying the burgeoning Sino-American cold war. But Pompeo’s Christian millenarian worldview is not necessary to explain the two sides’ battle for technological supremacy.
