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AFRICAN FUTURIST & AUTHOR

Jakkie Cilliers is the founder and former Executive Director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). He currently serves as chair of the ISS Board of Trustees and head of the African Futures and Innovation Programme at the ISS. His 2017 best-seller, Fate of the Nation, addresses South Africa’s futures from political, economic and social perspectives. His two most recent books, Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution (March 2020) and The future of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities (April 2021) takes a rigorous look at the continent as a whole.

Jakkie Cilliers is the founder and former Executive Director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). He currently serves as chair of the ISS Board of Trustees and head of the African Futures and Innovation Programme at the ISS. His 2017 best-seller, Fate of the Nation, addresses South Africa’s futures from political, economic and social perspectives. His two most recent books, Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution (March 2020) and The future of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities (April 2021) takes a rigorous look at the continent as a whole.

Jakkie Cilliers is the founder and former Executive Director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). He currently serves as chair of the ISS Board of Trustees and head of the African Futures and Innovation Programme at the ISS. His 2017 best-seller, Fate of the Nation, addresses South Africa’s futures from political, economic and social perspectives. His two most recent books, Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution (March 2020) and The future of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities (April 2021) takes a rigorous look at the continent as a whole.

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Challenges and Opportunities (2021)

This book describes and models the impact of a series of fundamental transitions in health, demographics, agriculture, education, manufacturing, technology, trade integration, stability and governance that is needed if Africa is to narrow and start closing the gap in development between itself and the rest of the world.

This book describes and models the impact of a series of fundamental transitions in health, demographics, agriculture, education, manufacturing, technology, trade integration, stability and governance that is needed if Africa is to narrow and start closing the gap in development between itself and the rest of the world.

This book describes and models the impact of a series of fundamental transitions in health, demographics, agriculture, education, manufacturing, technology, trade integration, stability and governance that is needed if Africa is to narrow and start closing the gap in development between itself and the rest of the world.

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Books

The Future of Africa

Challenges and Opportunities (2021)

Africa First!

Igniting a Growth Revolution (2020)

Fate of the Nation

3 Scenarios for South Africa’s Future (2017)

Papers

Research by Jakkie and others at the African Futures & Innovation programme

Events/Webinars

7th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week

6th - 10th December, 2021

The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is the strategic framework for infrastructure development, guiding the African Union’s infrastructure development agenda, policies, and investment priorities.