B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book
2063 governance scenarios for Africa’s Futures
Authors: Karjalainen, Joni; Mwagiru, Njeri
Editors: Villman, Tero; Sirkka Heinonen, Sirkka; Pouru-Mikkola, Laura
Publication year: 2024
Book title : Our World of Futures Studies as a Mosaic
Series title: Futures Series
Number in series: 10
First page : 132
Last page: 145
ISBN: 978-952-65481-0-4
ISSN: 1235-0028
Web address : https://www.tutuseura.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Our-World-of-Futures-Studies-as-a-Mosaic-part-one.pdf
Interest in Africa as the continent of the future, is heightening globally. This chapter presents four scenarios for African Governance Futures and describes the premises of the futures research and foresight work which generated these scenarios. The scenarios – “Africa United”, “Africa Thriving”, “Africa Defeated” and “Africa’s Lift-Off” – imagine governance, leadership, politics, and development in Africa until 2063. The scenarios were formulated as part of the work of the African Peer Review Mechanism (AU-APRM), which is an organ of the African Union (AU) that coordinates a good governance peer review system for African countries. Documented as the African Governance Report, the scenarios were adopted by the member states of the AU as a pioneering endeavour, paving way for subsequent African governance futures reports, as well as promoting futures research and studies and foresight work in Africa. At a time when Africa’s potential is being highlighted, the scenarios exemplify the beneficial contribution of open-minded anticipation in a continent that dreams of an elevated agency for the future.
Funding information in the publication:
We want to acknowledge the Finnish Association for Scholarly Publishing for the grant, which financially supported the development of the layout and graphics of this publication, and Salla Vasenius, Johanna Viherä, and Anne Arvonen for the implementation. This financial support has been crucial in bringing our vision to life, allowing us to present the Authors’ contributions in a visually engaging manner.