Africa of the Future
Africa of the Future
Playlist by Africa of the FutureAfrica of the Future celebrates 50 years of the OAU, now known as the African Union, we explore the victories and challenges of its history and look forward into the future.295 clip(s) in playlist
Scarce water resources in Africa
In this week’s edition of Africa of the Future, we focus on challenges Africa faces with regard to scarce water resources featuring Chris Dickens of International Water Management, a global non-profit organisation based in Sri Lanka with five offices on the continent. We also feature Ander Berntell…
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NEPAD
Focus on the work (footprint) NEPAD is doing in Africa which is to be found in areas such agriculture, health, skills development, etc. Featuring NEPAD CEO Ibrahim Mayaki, NEPAD head of Industrialisation, Science, Technology and Innovation Hub Dr Diran Makinde, Head of Human Capital Development Pro…
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SADC multi-stakeholder Water, Energy, Food Nexus Dialogue
In this edition of Africa of the Future we focus on the last SADC multi-stakeholder Water, Energy, Food Nexus dialogue which took place in Johannesburg. We find out what it means and its objectives. SADC’s WEF nexus dialogue happens every two years and brings together experts, academia and governme…
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Water and Sanitation
In this edition we discuss issues of water and sanitation, open defecation and find out if water for everyone forever is possible in Africa. We feature Clement Bugasi of Community Water and Sanitation Agency of Ghana and James Gunu, the district executive mayor also from Ghana.
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Africa's contribution to Civilization
In this edition of Africa we debunk the myth created largely by European scholars and colonizers that Africa contributed nothing to world civilization. We highlight those things Africa contributed such as writing (hieroglyphics) that was developed in Egypt.
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Rosa-Luxemburg
We shine a spotlight on a new report published by Rosa-Luxemburg Stiftung which shows the Alliance for a Green Revolution has failed to transform agricultural systems in Africa. We feature Nokutula Mhene who is programmes manager Rosa-Luxemburg in Johannesburg, SA.
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The state of democracy in Africa
In this edition of Africa of the Future, we examine the state of democracy in Africa and we also shine a spotlight on the pressing need to democratize the United Nations with Prof. Shadrack Ghutto of the University of South Africa (UNISA) who argues that this should have been done long ago.
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Pan Africanism
In this week’s edition of Africa of the Future we examine the link between Pan Africanism the African Renaissance, featuring Prof. Gatsheni Ndlovu of UNISA and Prof. Siphamandla Ndlovu of the Centre for Global Dialogue based in Pretoria.
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Refugees
In this week’s edition of Africa of the Future we shine a spotlight on the plight of refugees in Africa as reports of corona-virus infections in camps emerge. The world recently celebrated World Refugee Day, on the 20th of June.
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Africa's contribution to civilization
In this week’s edition of Africa of the Future we debunk false notions that Africa contributed nothing to world knowledge and civilization. We feature Prof Sabelo Ndlovu of UNISA, Prof. Pitika Ntuli, a social-cultural analyst and Dr Mathole Motshekga, director of Kara Heritage Institute.
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