About
African ownership of narrative next
A new voice for hard questions.
Welcome to Africa vs The Future. Our goal is to help inspire traction and real world action in dealing with the often ignored underlying challenges facing Africa in the 21st century.
Africa vs The Future (AvtF) exists to fill a media gap: the fundamental, “hard” questions about the continent's future too often go unasked, by citizens and by the powers that be.
Why
The world is changing fast. Nationalism, identity, self-determination and sovereignty are back at the centre of politics, and the post-war order is being questioned. Africa vs The Future refuses both the platitudes and the victimhood of the past. It looks at the present from a centrist, strategic and tactical point of view.
The project looks at the innovations and trends happening in the world today. It asks questions, and tries to inspire them, in the minds of citizens across the continent's 55 states. The goal is tangible, practical action based on self-reliance, clarity and unapologetic ownership.
What we believe
We are not Pan-African. We believe in the long, ancient diversity of the continent and in what that diversity brings to a new narrative. In our view, the practical, enduring idea is aligned and enlightened self-interest: aligned goals, aligned purpose and conscious interdependence between nations.
How it works
- Community (free): every article in full on this site (also on Medium and Substack), email sign-up, and the Community podcast on SoundCloud.
- The Hidden Architecture Briefing (free, coming soon): 5 often-ignored challenges facing Africa's future, and the alternative view. Get it free when you subscribe.
- Thought Leaders (paid): the Substack paid edition.
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About AvtF
Africa vs The Future (short name AvtF) is a media and thought-leadership project. It publishes researched articles and a free Community podcast on the hardest and most impactful questions facing the nations of the African continent. Taking a critical and progressive look at the underlying challenges facing the African future.
- Name
- Africa vs The Future (AvtF)
- Tagline
- African ownership of narrative next
- Website
- www.africavsthefuture.xyz
- Publishes
- Articles (in full on this site, also on Medium and Substack) and the Community podcast (SoundCloud)
- Stance
- Not Pan-African. Argues for aligned and enlightened self-interest between African nations (AESIFAN)
- Official channels
FAQ
What is Africa vs The Future?
Africa vs The Future is a media and thought-leadership project. It asks, and tries to answer, the hardest and most impactful questions facing the nations of the African continent, with researched articles and podcasts.
Is Africa vs The Future Pan-African?
No. The project believes in the long, ancient diversity of the continent. It argues for “aligned and enlightened self-interest” between African nations (AESIFAN) rather than Pan-Africanism. See the article “Aligned & Enlightened Self-Interest for African Nations (AESIFAN) Philosophy — A new era of Realism”.
Where can I read or listen for free?
Every article can be read in full, free, on africavsthefuture.xyz; they are also published on Medium and Substack. The free Community podcast is on SoundCloud. Email sign-up on the site is free and delivers new releases.
Who writes Africa vs The Future?
Articles are published under the Africa vs The Future byline on Medium and Substack.