The Future of Africa (Vancouver Futurists)

On Wednesday February 13th Vancouver Futurists met to discuss ‘The Future of Africa’. The session was led by Rafeeq Bosch and Nikolas Badminton. A fascinating discussion ensued after sharing some initial information below.
Per usual, as the discussion progressed some real-time research was undertaken and information discussed. Here are the links to the online articles that helped us in that:

• China is exporting its digital surveillance methods to African governments
• 10-year partnership between the Government of Malawi, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and Camfed to transform prospects for girls and young women
• UAE Gavi vaccine summit: Technology helps ensure vaccines reach the most vulnerable
• Why Silicon Valley’s money can’t solve Africa’s tech problems
• Internet Users Statistics for Africa
• M-Pesa
• How Africa can Inspire the Future of the Sharing Economy
• Africa: Building Africa’s Digital Sharing Economy One Listing At a Time – Airbnb Looks for Sustainable, Inclusive Tourism Growth Across Africa
• China-Africa Research Initiative
• Babies: Unwanted seeds sown in African women by fleeting Chinese workers
• Plight of African workers under Chinese employers
• Towards a Peaceful, Prosperous & Integrated Africa
• East Africa
• China-Somalia Relations
• Somalia gives up its fishing rights to China
• Belt and Road Initiative
• Africa’s Cyber WMD
• Will humanity ever become a single “nation” on Earth?
• The Venue Project
• Isaac Arthur
• Post-scarcity economy
• A Brief History of the Corporation: 1600 to 2100
• African ‘smart cities:’ A high-tech solution to overpopulated megacities?
• Jane Jacobs
• Developers to complete $300 million Imperial City in 2021 (Lagos) 
• Morocco in the fast lane with world’s largest concentrated solar farm
• Average life expectancy* in Africa for those born in 2018, by gender and region (in years)
• How Cape Town was saved from running out of water
• Foreign mercenaries in new scramble for Africa and the Sahel
• The future of private military companies in Africa
• What Does Nigeria’s Use of Private Military Companies Against Boko Haram Mean for the World?
• How Western Journalists Actually Write About Africa
• Why Was Africa Called the Dark Continent?
• Security According to Buzan: A Comprehensive Security Analysis
• World Bank

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