Storm Clouds in Africa [S5, E14]

Altamar - Navigating the High Seas of Global Politics

By 2050, Africa’s population will double; by 2100, one of three people on the globe will be African. While it’s hard to generalize in a continent so diverse, Africa has seen a lot of progress over the past twenty years. Economic growth and manufacturing expanded. Infrastructure was built. Social services such as education and healthcare improved. Millions were pulled out of poverty in countries like Kenya and Tanzania in the East and Nigeria and Ivory Coast in the West. However, new threats such as COVID-19 and soaring food prices because of the Russia-Ukraine War could be a new tipping point for millions on the brink of extreme poverty. Millions of Africans predict that the future will be worse than the present, opening the door to instability and violence. What is the outlook for this gigantic and complex continent?

Altamar hosts Peter Schechter and Muni Jensen are joined by Dr. Jakkie Cilliers, a well-known Africa analyst and founder of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). Altamar’s ‘Téa’s Take’ by Téa Ivanovic examines the youth brain drain across the continent.

ISS recently published integrated forecasts of Africa’s development prospects and potential; found here- futures.issafrica.org.

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