Why Jakkie Cilliers (ISS) guarantees Africa in 2050 will be far more stable than today

Sep 25, 2026 · 35:57

At a time when news headlines across Africa highlight political friction, economic distress and security concerns, a guarantee of better times ahead may sound almost provocatively optimistic. Yet Dr Jakkie Cilliers, founder of the Institute for Security Studies and head of its African Futures and Innovation Programme, bases that guarantee not on hope, but on rigorous demographic data and structura…