How will global upheavals affect Africa?
In the first of a series, this seminar considers Africa’s prospects in relation to four long-term global scenarios.
Global upheaval is pervasive as power and influence shift Eastward, the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine takes hold, and pandemics such as COVID-19 and global health emergencies like monkeypox take their toll.
In the first of a series, this seminar will explore how global trends could impact Africa under four long-term scenarios. The scenarios reflect a focus on sustainability, economic growth, a retreat from globalisation (closest to the current trajectory) and lastly, a world at war. In the fourth scenario, competition between the West and its rivals, led by China, dominates all aspects of the global economy and politics, with violent outcomes.
Moderator: Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, Head, Special Projects, ISS Pretoria
Panellists:
Dr Jakkie Cilliers, Head, African Futures and Innovation, ISS Pretoria
Hannah Ryder, Founder and CEO, Development Reimagined, Beijing
Prof Jonathan Moyer, Director, Frederick S Pardee Center for International Futures, University of Denver
