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Four future scenario paint mixed picture of optimism and pessimism for Africa’s future governance and development. (EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

Imagining African governance futures in 2063

Four future scenario paint mixed picture of optimism and pessimism for Africa’s future governance and development

  • Njeri Mwagira 1
5 min read
There has been an overall improvement in African governance since 2008 due to economic growth development in some countries, but democracy and political governance remain weak in many countries. (Photo: Mahmud Turkia/AFP)
AFRICAN GOVERNANCE REPORT

African Governance Report: Highlights

Good governance and respect for human rights is crucial for economic development

  • Tehillah Nieselow
13 min read
The AU’s theme for 2025 is Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations (Johannes Eisele/AFP)
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

African Governance Report: Recommendations

There are still serious challenges to development that the continent faces

  • Tehillah Nieselow
12 min read
The African Governance Report is pushing for all African countries to sign the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area, to establish a common market for 1.3-billion Africans.
AFRICAN GOVERNANCE REPORT

The first assessment of African governance by Africans

The state of governance in Africa has improved, with strong gains made in socioeconomic development

  • Tehillah Nieselow
7 min read